Wednesday 23 November 2011

Protesters unconvinced: Egyptians continued to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square

Thousands of Egyptian's have continued to stay at Cairo' s Tahrir square though army have offered an immediate handover to civilian rule. After the four days of violent clashes Field Marshal Mohammad Hossein said that presidential elections would be held by July 2012. In response thousands of protesters believed that the concession was not enough. Clashes continued throughout the night between protesters and police. Egypt's Ministry of Health claimed that almost 30 people are killed and hundreds injured since Saturday. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and bird shots in response to the stones thrown by protesters.

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