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A protester throws a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egyptians frustrated with military rule battled police in the streets again on Tuesday as the generals scrambled to cope with the cabinet’s proffered resignation after bloodshed that has jolted plans for Egypt’s first free election in decades. REUTERS
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Protesters keep a pathway clear to move injured people during nearby clashes with Egyptian riot police in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egypt’s ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July next year and consulted Tuesday with political parties on forming a new Cabinet. But the major concessions were immediately rejected by tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square threatening a “second revolution.” AP Photo
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Protesters run for cover during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo. Egypt’s civilian Cabinet has offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. AP Photo
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters attend a rally in Tahrir Square on the fourth day of clashes between protesters and riot police in the capital Cairo. ZUMAPRESS.com
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A general view shows protesters in Tahrir square in Cairo. According to media reports, at least 30 people were injured in renewed clashes between security forces and protesters. EPA
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An Egyptian Army soldier try to separate protesters and security forces in Tahrir square in Cairo. EPA
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An Egyptian soldier try to separate protesters and security forces in Tahrir square in Cairo. EPA
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Egyptian protesters who suffered injuries during clashes with security forces are examined by medics at an improvised first aid station, as a protest goes on in Tahrir Square, Cairo. EPA
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Protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. REUTERS
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A protester flashes the V sing as he sits on the street during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo. AP Photo
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A riot policeman fires a shotgun with rubber bullets at protesters during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. REUTERS
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A protester overwhelmed by tear gas is aided by other men during clashes with Egyptian riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
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A protester overwhelmed by tear gas, (C), is aided by two men on a motorcycle during clashes with Egyptian riot police. AP Photo
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Protesters carry an injured fellow protester during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. REUTERS
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Egyptian protesters hurl stones at security forces during clashes, in Cairo, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Clashes erupted between security forces and protesters in Tahrir Square, as demonstrators rallied against the country’s military rulers and demanded a rapid transition to civilian rule. EPA
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An Egyptian protester takes away a tear gas canister, during clashes with security forces in Cairo on Nov. 21. EPA
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An Egyptian protester, right, looks on as others hurl stones at security forces during clashes in Cairo on Nov. 21. EPA
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Two protesters are seen injured as riot police throw tear gas bombs during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011. REUTERS
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Egyptian protesters gather around Tahrir square during the clashes with Egyptian riot police, unseen, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21. AP
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Protesters move away from tear gas fired by Egyptian riot police, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Security forces fired tear gas and clashed Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in the third straight day of violence that has killed at least two dozen people and has turned into the most sustained challenge yet to the rule of Egypt’s military. AP
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A wounded Egyptian protester reacts as a medic treats him in Cairo on Monday, Nov. 21. AP
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A protester is treated after being affected by a tear gas bomb thrown by riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo Monday, Nov. 21. REUTERS
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A protester throws a tear gas bomb back at riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011. REUTERS
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Egyptian protesters face security forces (not pictured) during clashes in Cairo Nov. 21. EPA
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A protester carries a metal barricade to block the street during clashes with Egyptian riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21. AP
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Anti-government demonstrators celebrate in Tahrir Square upon hearing the news of the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt. After 18 days of widespread protests, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has now left Cairo for his home in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheik, announced that he would step down. Getty Images
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Fireworks explode as people celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tahrir Square in Cairo. ZUMAPRESS.com
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An Egyptian woman celebrates with other people after President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed power to the military at Tahrir square, in Cairo. Egypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief after pro-democracy protesters brought down President Hosni Mubarak with a momentous march on his palaces and state TV. Mubarak, who until the end seemed unable to grasp the depth of resentment over his three decades of authoritarian rule, finally resigned Friday and handed power to the military. AP Photo
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Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate under fireworks at Cairo’s Tahrir Square after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down. Cairo’s streets exploded in joy when Mubarak stepped down after three-decades of autocratic rule and handed power to a junta of senior military commanders. AFP/Getty Images
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Egyptian civilians celebrate near Tahrir square in Cairo. A furious wave of protest finally swept Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond. REUTERS
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An Egyptian blows fire as people celebrate the news of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, who handed control of the country to the military. AP Photo
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Egyptian anti-government protesters hold their national flag as they demonstrate around the Egyptian television building in Cairo. EPA
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Thousands of Egyptian anti-government protesters march in Alexandria, north of Cairo. Egypt’s powerful military gave guarantees on Friday that promised democratic reforms would be carried out but angry protesters intensified an uprising against President Hosni Mubarak by marching on the presidential palace. REUTERS
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Egyptian anti-goverment demonstrators flood Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square. AFP/Getty Images
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Egyptian protesters scuffle as a demonstration takes place in Tahrir square on Friday, Feb 4. EPA
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Egyptian protesters set a barricade up during a “Day of Departure” demonstration in Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 4. EPA
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Former Member of the Egyptian Parliament Mohamed el-Balatagy of the banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition group, top center, gestures to the crowd during a demonstration on Friday, Feb. 4. EPA
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Egyptian protesters walk with an injured young man during a “Day of Departure” demonstration on Friday, Feb. 4. EPA
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An injured opposition supporter is carried away during rioting on Thursday, Feb. 3 REUTERS
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A supporter of President Hosni Mubarak tries to get to opposition lines near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Anti-government protesters and supporters of Mubarak clashed on Thursday in a re-run of overnight violence that killed six and wounded more than 800 people. REUTERS
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Egyptian anti-government demonstrators, bottom, stand amidst burnt cars as they clash with pro-regime opponents on Thursday, Feb. 3. AFP/Getty Images
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Anti-government protestors are seen atop burnt out vehicles during clashes in Cairo on Thursday. AP
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Supporters of President Mubarak throw stones in the direction of anti-government protestors in Tahrir Square Thursday. Getty Images
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An army tank keeps Supporters of President Mubarak, top, separate from anti-government protestors in Tahrir Square on Thursday, Feb. 3. Getty Images
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Two foreign photographers take cover as they follow stone throwing clashes between pro- and anti- government protesters in Egypt on Thursday. AP
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Egyptian anti government protesters throw stones during clashes in downtown Cairo on Thursday, Feb. 3. AP
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A supporter of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarek is thrown from a horse during a clash between pro-Mubarak and anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Yesterday President Mubarak announced that he would not run for another term in office, but would stay in power until elections later this year. Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s long-time president and opponents of the regime clashed then today in Tahrir Square, throwing rocks and fighting with improvised weapons. Chris Hondros/Getty Images
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Pro-government demonstrators, below, and anti-government demonstrators, above, clash in Tahrir square on Wednesday, Feb. 2. AP
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A pro-Mubarak supporter falls carrying a flag as anti-Mubarak protestors charge throwing stones in Tahrir Square in central Cairo. EPA
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Pro-government and supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (top) and anti-government demonstrators (bottom) clash in Tahrir Square. REUTERS
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Thousands of pro-government supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak push their way towards Tahrir square overrunning a military checkpoint in central Cairo. REUTERS
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Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, march towards anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo. AP Photo
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Egyptian soldiers arrest people as pro-Mubarak and antiMubarak protesters arrive in Tahrir square, minutes before clashes started in Cairo. EPA
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Thousands of protestors gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Getty Images
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An Egyptian army soldier waves an Egyptian flag from atop an army vehicle in Tahrir Square during a protest in Cairo. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians, students, doctors the jobless poor, swamped Cairo on Tuesday in the biggest demonstration so far in an uprising against an increasingly isolated President Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS
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A large crowd looking for a flight out of Egypt waits in the hall of Cairo International Airport, Egypt. Foreigners and Egyptians alike have swamped the airport as they look to escape the country since street protests rocked the country, demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Chris Hondros/Getty Images
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Egyptian soldiers try to appease protestors that have gathered on Tahrir Square in Cairo. On the eight day of protests against Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak, anti-government protesters are expected to arrange a ‘million-man march’ in Egypt to mark one week of continuous demonstrations. EPA
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Anti-government protesters gathered on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
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Thousands of protestors gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Getty Images
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A mother carries her daughter on her shoulders with the word “Masr” or “Egypt” written on her forehead as Egyptians gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a “march of a million” to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak’s long term regime. AFP/Getty Images
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A general view shows Egyptian thousands of protesters at Tahrir square, Cairo,. Hundreds of thousand of people were gathered in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square to participate in a anti-government demonstration. EPA
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Egyptian opposition politician Hamdine Sabbah is carried by protesters during a demonstration at Tahrir square, Cairo. EPA
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A tank stands amid crowds as protesters gather on Tahrir Square in Cairo. Hundreds of thousands of people were gathered in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square, with many more still making their way to the area to participate in a anti-government demonstration. Organisers called for a “march of a million,” saying if the number of protesters was large enough they would proceed to the presidential palace some 12 kilometers away. EPA
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A general view shows Egyptian thousands of protesters at Tahrir square, Cairo,. Hundreds of thousand of people were gathered in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square to participate in a anti-government demonstration. EPA
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An Egyptian man scuffles with Egyptian soldiers and plain clothes police as he tries to break free when detained in Tahrir Square in central Cairo, Egypt. It is not known why the man was detained. EPA
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A general view shows Egyptian thousands of protesters at Tahrir square, Cairo,. Hundreds of thousand of people were gathered in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square to participate in a anti-government demonstration. AP PHOTO
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A US citizen holds a placard and an Egyptian flag in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Getty Images
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Egyptian policemen are carried by pro-Mubarak supporters as they received a warm welcome in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb., three days after the police disappeared from the streets, following Friday’s demonstrations. AP PHOTO
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People gather in Cairo s international airport while waiting to check-in for their flights as they try to leave Egypt following days of violent anti-government protests in three decades in a bid to topple President Hosni Mubarak’s creaking regime. AFP/Getty Images
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People gather in Cairo s international airport while waiting to check-in for their flights on January 31, as they try to leave Egypt following days of violent anti-government protests in three decades in a bid to topple President Hosni Mubarak’s creaking regime. AFP/Getty Images
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A protester leads a chant during anti-government rally in Tahrir Square on the morning of January 31in central Cairo, Egypt. Protests continued into the seventh day as thousands of people marched to demand the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, after 30 years of ruling the country. There is expected to be a ”protest of the millions” march on Tuesday, whilst the recent unrest is having a knock on effect on the Egyptian economy as tourists, business travellers, and residents are trying to escape the country after a week of anti-government clashes. Getty Images
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Protestors gather on Tharir Square in Cairo. Anti-government protesters said Monday they would try to arrange a ‘million-man march’ in Egypt to mark one week of continuous demonstrations. The announcement, made via Arab broadcaster al-Jazeera, said the plan was to hold the march the next day. EPA
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Eyptians protest at Tahrir square in central Cairo. Protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continued during the whole day and night despite the imposed curfew. EPA
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Eyptians surround a police officer at a street of Cairo, Egypt. Protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continued during the whole day and night despite the imposed curfew. EPA
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Egyptian soldiers and civilians have a heated discussion as they gather in Al Tahir Square, in central Cairo, Egypt. EPA
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Egyptian soldiers try to protect a civilian from angry protestors who though he was a plainclothes policeman in Cairo’s Tahrir square. AFP/Getty Images
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An army tank blocks traffic on the October 6th bridge over the river Nile near Tahrir square in Cairo. Protesters intensified their campaign on Monday to force Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak to quit as world leaders struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has torn up the Middle East political map. REUTERS
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Members of the Egyptian army wash up in front of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Would-be looters broke into Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 75 small artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers. AP Photo
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A man sitting atop a lamppost and holding spent ammunition cartridges used by security forces gestures on Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
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A man who claims to be Capt. Fathi is carried on Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo’s streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. AP Photo
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Dr. Zahi Hawass, Director for the Supreme Council of Antiquities (C) talks to the press as members of the Egyptian special forces stand guard on the main floor of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Would-be looters broke into Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 75 small artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers. AP Photo
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Egyptian special forces secure the main floor inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Would-be looters broke into Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum on Saturday Jan. 29, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging some artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers. AP Photo
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Parts of unidentified mummies are seen damaged on the floor of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Early Saturday morning, looters entered from the glass dome on the roof of the museum with ropes with the intention to loot antiquities. Civilian and army soldiers surrounded the museum and detained several looters. AP Photo
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Egyptian special forces patrol next to a broken display case inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
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Egyptians gathering in a protest at Al Tahir square in central Cairo, Egypt Sunday. The Egyptian military was attempting to restore order to the streets of Cairo early Monday morning, as Egypt’s government said it would negotiate with a wider array of political parties. EPA
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Anti-government protests that have plunged Egypt into chaos intensified in strength and danger Saturday, with at least 74 people reported killed over five days. Here demonstrators flee a volley tear gas in Tarhir Square. Getty Images
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There were reports of heavy-handed police tactics and even firing into crowds before the government sent in the troops to replace police. Here demonstrators battle police in Alexandria. AFP/Getty Images
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The protests took a darker turn when looters taking advantage of the chaos tried to sack Cairo’s museum — tearing the heads off two mummies before they were apprehended. The army as well as ordinary civilians restored order and guarded the country’s antiquities. AFP/Getty Images
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Protesters demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak wave their national flag as they march past a burning bus and police guard posts in Alexandria. AFP/Getty Images
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Protesters throw firebombs at riot police after police shot at protesters accompanying the funeral procession of an anti-government protester killed yesterday, in downtown Cairo. AP
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The army showed restraint — with some members of the armed services even joining protesters. Here, Egyptians chant as they stand on an army tank in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Getty Images
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Egyptian oppostion leader Mohamed ElBaradei, center, arrives for Friday prayers at the l-Istiqama Mosque in Giza in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of police are on the streets of the capital and hundreds of arrests have been made in an attempt to quell anti-government demonstrations. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash Getty Images
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Riot police fire water cannons at protestors attempting to cross the Kasr Al Nile Bridge in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of police are on the streets of the capital and hundreds of arrests have been made in an attempt to quell anti-government demonstrations. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash Getty Images
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An Egyptian woman flees as Egyptian anti-riot policemen clash with protesters in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP Photo
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An Egyptian police officer fired tear gas at demonstrators in Cairo, demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AFP/Getty Images
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Egyptian anti-riot police clash with anti-government protesters in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s capital was the scene of violent chaos Friday as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP Photo
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An Egyptian demonstrator confronts riot police during demonstrations in Cairo. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AFP/Getty Images
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Egyptian riot police confront demonstrators in Cairo. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AFP/Getty Images
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Egyptian demonstrators confront riot police during demonstrations in Cairo. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AFP/Getty Images
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A plainclothes policeman, left, runs to attack a foreign journalist as others beat a protester during a demonstration in Cairo. Police and demonstrators fought running battles on the streets of Cairo on Friday in a fourth day of unprecedented protests by tens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade rule. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash REUTERS
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Egyptian protesters throw petrol bombs towards police in Cairo, Egypt. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the streets of Egypt Friday, stoning and confronting police who fired back with rubber bullets and tear gas in the most violent and chaotic scenes yet in the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP Photo
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Egyptian protesters flee as riot police charge towards them in Cairo, Egypt. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP Photo
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Egyptian anti-government activists run for a cover from tear gas during clashes with police in Cairo. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP Photo
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Riot police force protestors back across the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as they attempt to get into Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash Getty Images
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Egyptian protesters jump over anti-riot vehicles in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28. The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP
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Protestors climb on a retreating police tear gas vehicle on the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as they attempt to get into Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of police are on the streets of the capital. Hundreds of arrests have been made in an attempt to quell demonstrations. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash Getty Images
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Protesters confront Egyptian police during fresh demonstrations that erupted following Friday prayers in Cairo, Egyp. Violent clashes marked a ‘Friday of rage’ in Egypt, as anti-government protesters sought to emulate their Tunisian counterparts in a bid to bring down Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash EPA
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An anti-government protester throws objects at a riot police car in the port city in Suez, about 83 miles east of Cairo. Police fired rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators in Suez on a third day of protests calling for an end to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old rule. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash REUTERS
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An Egyptian protester throws stones towards a line of riot police in Cairo, Egypt. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the streets of Egypt Friday, stoning and confronting police who fired back with rubber bullets and tear gas in the most violent and chaotic scenes yet in the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP
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Egyptian anti-government activists carry a wounded man during clashes with police in Cairo, Egypt. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash AP
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A protester stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration in Cairo. Police and demonstrators fought running battles on the streets of Cairo on Friday in a fourth day of unprecedented protests by tens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade rule. VIDEO: Dozens Injured in Egyptian Clash REUTERS
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Egyptian anti-riot police disperse protesters during fresh demonstrations that erupted following Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt. Violent clashes marked a ‘Friday of rage’ in Egypt, as anti-government protesters sought to emulate their Tunisian counterparts in a bid to bring down Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities demanding more democracy, better living conditions and a new government. At least two protesters were killed and scores injured in what was being described as Egypt’s worst unrest since 1977. EPA
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A photographer is beaten by Egyptian security members during demonstrations that erupted following Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
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An Egyptian policeman escapes after protesters set fire to his vehicle during a protest in Cairo. The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. It was a major escalation in what was already the biggest challenge to authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30 year-rule. AP
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An Egyptian man is carried after he was injured during clashes with riot police in Cairo. AP
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An Egyptian demonstrator is engulfed in a cloud of tear gas in central Cairo. AFP/Getty Images
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Egyptian demonstrators burn a riot police vehicles during a protest in the northern city of Suez demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. AFP/Getty Images
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An Egyptian demonstrator throws a fuel bomb at anti-riot police vehicles in the northern city of Suez as protests demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak continue around the country. AFP/Getty Images
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Fires from burning buildings are seen at night on the Corniche, an area of the city taken over by anti-government protesters, in downtown Cairo. Egyptian activists protested for a fourth day as social networking sites called for a mass rally in the capital Cairo after Friday prayers, keeping up the momentum of the country’s largest anti-government protests in years. AP
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Anti-government protestors gather outside the ruling National Democratic Party headquarters, as it is engulfed by flames in Cairo. AP
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Thousands of protestors gather in Tahrir Square despite a curfew in Cairo. Getty Images
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An Egyptian protester walks past a police vehicle set on fire after demonstrations erupted following Friday prayers in Cairo. Violent clashes marked a ‘Friday of rage’ in Egypt, as anti-government protesters sought to emulate their Tunisian counterparts in a bid to bring down Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime. EPA
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An Egyptian demonstrator throws a tyre into a burning riot police vehicle in Cairo. AFP/Getty Images
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An Egyptian protester walks past burning vehicles inside the premises of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) headquarters after demonstrations erupted following Friday prayers in Cairo. EPA