2.02.2011

Violent Cairo Streets Turn War Scene


CAIRO – Heavy automatic weapons fire pounded the anti-government protest camp in Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of what appeared to be a well-orchestrated series of assaults on the demonstrators. At least three protesters were killed by gunfire, according to one of the activists.

The crowds seeking an end to President Hosni Mubarak's nearly three decades in power were still reeling from attacks hours earlier in which Mubarak supporters charged into the square on horses and camels, lashing people with whips, while others rained firebombs and rocks from rooftops.

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Our prayers go out in the hopes that God will calm this tragedy in Egypt. This is a good example of how things can go when people are not happy with their nations leader.