Violence Returns To Egypt

Tahrir Square in the early hours of Saturday. Photo from Ahram Online

Egyptian Soldiers Attack Tahrir Square Protesters -- The Guardian

At least two people killed in pre-dawn raid on protesters calling for Mubarak to face trial and removal of army chief.


Egyptian soldiers armed with clubs and rifles have stormed Cairo's Tahrir Square in a pre-dawn raid that reportedly killed at least two people, re-igniting the simmering tensions in the country.

Video footage showed hundreds of troops, firing weapons and charging in large numbers into the square to clear it.

Tahrir Square – which for 18 days was the centre of Egypt's revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak — was occupied again on Friday by hundreds of thousands of Egyptians calling for Mubarak to be put on trial, and for the head of the army, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, who is the titular head of state, to be removed.

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More News On The Unrest In Egypt

Violence erupts as army disperses Tahrir Square sit-in -- Ahram Online
Clashes erupt around Cairo's Tahrir Square -- Al Jazeerea
Egypt: 'Two killed' in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- BBC
Egyptian military uses force to break up Tahrir Square protest -- Washington Post
Two Egyptians dead in Tahrir Square demo: medics -- AFP
Protesters killed in Egypt -- Euronews
Violence flares in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- ABC News (Australia)
EGYPT: Protesters call on military to try Hosni Mubarak and his cronies -- L.A. Times
Egypt protesters demand Mubarak trial -- Al Jazeera
Massive Cairo Protest Calls for Mubarak's Prosecution -- Voice of America
Hero of Egypt’s Revolution, Military Now Faces Critics -- New York Times
Egypt Rallies Swell Against Military -- Wall Street Journal

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