Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Aljazeera: Ongoing Revolt at Tahir Square

Fighting with police on a road leading to the Interior Ministry near Tahrir Square continued on Wednesday morning. [AFP]
Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in Cairo and elsewhere, as protesters take to the streets to voice their dissatisfaction with the slow pace of a military-led transition following an uprising that began in January.
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24 min 37 sec ago - Egypt
Al Jazeera online producer Asad Hashim sent through this image of a human chain that had been formed in front of riot police to prevent clashes with protesters. The ceasefire has reportedly broken, however, under a rain of tear gas. British-born Egyptian actor Khalid Abdalla tweeted that an amry armoured personnel carrier knocked over a barricade near the sister of a well-known "martyr," Mina Danial, before the ceasefire ended (see tweets below):
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  1. jbpazNovember 23, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Four days of protests can change powerful minds: Egypt’s ruling military agreed on Tuesday to hand over power by July 2012, a year earlier than expected. The move is the biggest concession yet to protesters, who have stormed Cairo’s Tahrir Square for four days and spurred clashes with security forces that have left 33 dead and many more injured. Parliamentary elections will continue as planned on Monday; the Muslim Brotherhood is tipped to win a hefty share of the votes.

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