bylinebeat: Egypt’s army storms Tahrir Square as clashes continue Troops in riot gear stormed Tahrir Square on Saturday as clashes with protesters demanding an immediate end to Egypt’s military rule continued for a second day.At least nine demonstrators have been killed and 361 others wounded since the clashes began Friday, the Health Ministry said.Television footage showed military police beating protesters with sticks as they cleared the Cairo square, the epicenter of the popular uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February.The violence reflects growing tension between the military council that took over after Mubarak’s fall and the young activists who helped drive him from power, even as the country holds parliamentary elections that have been dominated by Islamists.The clashes began when military police broke up a protest encampment outside the Cabinet building following scuffles with demonstrators who were enraged about the arrest and beating of an activist. The troops withdrew late Friday afternoon, but confrontations continued overnight. Photo Credit: (Amro Hassan)

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Egypt’s army storms Tahrir Square as clashes continue

Troops in riot gear stormed Tahrir Square on Saturday as clashes with protesters demanding an immediate end to Egypt’s military rule continued for a second day.

At least nine demonstrators have been killed and 361 others wounded since the clashes began Friday, the Health Ministry said.

Television footage showed military police beating protesters with sticks as they cleared the Cairo square, the epicenter of the popular uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February.

The violence reflects growing tension between the military council that took over after Mubarak’s fall and the young activists who helped drive him from power, even as the country holds parliamentary elections that have been dominated by Islamists.

The clashes began when military police broke up a protest encampment outside the Cabinet building following scuffles with demonstrators who were enraged about the arrest and beating of an activist. The troops withdrew late Friday afternoon, but confrontations continued overnight.

Photo Credit: (Amro Hassan)

Los Angeles Times

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