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Egypt Protests: Anti-Mubarak Protestors Attacked By Pro-Government Loyalists For Second Day

First Posted: 02/03/11 03:06 PM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:30 PM ET

Tahrir Square resembled a war zone early Thursday as supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attacked anti-Mubarak protesters in the second day of violent clashes in downtown Cairo.

Protesters have since shifted out of Tahrir Square onto open ground near the Nile River, but Mubarak loyalists will reportedly face their greatest opposition on Friday, the main prayer day of the Muslim week. Anti-government organizers are said to be calling for a redoubling of efforts to force the beleaguered Egyptian leader to step down.

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Tahrir Square resembled a war zone early Thursday as supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attacked anti-Mubarak protesters in the second day of violent clashes in downtown Cairo. Proteste...
Tahrir Square resembled a war zone early Thursday as supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attacked anti-Mubarak protesters in the second day of violent clashes in downtown Cairo. Proteste...
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Timothy Steele
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11:35 AM on 02/04/2011
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pierre F Lherisson
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05:44 AM on 02/04/2011
Mubarak is probably buying time to ship his cash monies and whatever he could take elsewhere
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laborgrunt
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10:44 PM on 02/03/2011
These people are not anti-government, I believe that is a misnomer, they are pro-democracy demonstrators.
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04:03 PM on 02/03/2011
Seeing American made tanks in the photo, makes me fearful of a future where the USA faces the same problems. The way things are going, the divide between the poor and the rich elite will become insurmountable at some point.
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wm1066
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05:10 PM on 02/03/2011
Are you sure they are American made? I thought they might be French made tanks, I thought I heard they bought French tanks about 5 years ago. But I can't be certian about that. They look like the AMX30 b...something.
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Shalom, compa!
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07:23 PM on 02/03/2011
They're M1 Abrams tanks, brought to you by the Chrysler Corporation.
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