Egypt: The Battle Of Tahrir Square In Photos

IN Tahrir Square, Cairo, supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, clashed violently with protestors looking for regime change. Can the sudden eruption of violent pro-Mubarak rioters be linked to the fact that for days we have been hearing that the police have disappeared from Cairo’s streets? Have the police re-emerged, albeit out of uniform?

On the scene was CNN’s Anderson Cooper, he “was punched 10 times in the head as pro-Mubarak mob surrounded him and his crew trying to cover demonstration.” Cooper’s head is the secret of his success. You can start a riot. You can throw stones. But never – never – got for a American newsreader’s hair…

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A poster with pictures of dead activists Khalid Said and Elsaid Bilal is held up by a protester outside the Egyptian Embassy in Dublin, in a show of solidarity with thousands of anti-government activists in Cairo and other cities.

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Posted: 2nd, February 2011 | In: Key Posts, Reviews Comments (9) | TrackBack | Permalink