Police and Protesters Clash in Egypt
January 26th, 2011Video from Russia Today:
Via: Reuters:
Police fought with thousands of Egyptians who defied a government ban Wednesday to protest against President Hosni Mubarak"s 30-year-old rule, firing tear gas at the crowds and dragging away demonstrators.
Protesters burnt tyres and hurled stones at police as groups gathered at different parts of the capital Cairo.
The scenes were unprecedented in the country, one of the United States" closest Middle East allies, and follow the overthrow two weeks ago of another long-serving Arab strongman, Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, in a popular revolt.
Activists had called on people to rally again after a SDay of Wrath Tuesday of anti-government demonstrations across Egypt in which three protesters and one policeman were killed.
Security forces have arrested about 500 demonstrators over the two days, an Interior Ministry source said. Witnesses said officers, some in civilian clothes, hauled away people and bundled them into unmarked vans Wednesday.
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