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Alexandria protesters denounce the army
Military armored vehicles showed up on Monday night for the first time near Saad Zaghloul Square in Alexandria, where a sit in is ongoing since 8 July. Protesters started heckling the troops, chanting: “The people want the downfall of the Field Marshal (Tantawi)”, “Out! Out!” and “We are not cowards. We will die in the square!”
The troops withdrew.
Egypt state TV broadcasts officials’ trials
[Video removed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOXtEZtGmsQ]
Under pressure from protesters:
Egyptian state television has begun broadcasting live coverage of the corruption trials of officials who served under President Hosni Mubarak.
Scheduled programmes were interrupted to show former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi and the former head of state TV, Usamah al-Sheikh, in court.
There has to be an official youtube channel where the trials are posted online too.