Egypt's Army Separates Battling Demonstrators -- L.A. Times
A second day of clashes in Tahrir Square prompts decisive military action. The prime minister apologizes for the previous day's attacks, which left at least five dead.
Clashes flared for a second day Thursday between opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, spilling out of the central Cairo square occupied by antigovernment demonstrators and deepening the chaos gripping Egypt.
The army acted decisively for the first time to try to separate the two sides, planting tanks and soldiers in the no-man's land between what have become enemy lines. In the early afternoon, as helicopters circled overhead, the fighting was scattered and less intense than the previous day.
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