Police clash with the martyrs’ families and revolutionaries in Tahrir Square on Tuesday night. Protests continue as of time of writing.
Martyrs’ families clash with the police
There are ongoing clashes as I’m writing now in front of the Interior Ministry, between the revolution martyrs’ families and the Central Security Forces.
Earlier in the day, Gigi reports:
Families of martyrs from Maspero sit-in were invited to the honorary celebration of martyrs at Ballon theater. After being denied entry to the celebration, clashes between protesters and theater security erupted. The police showed up and started beating family of martyrs supporters shown in this raw video.
And here is another video of the families trying to storm the Balloon Theater in Agouza.
UPDATE: 11pm: The Central Security Forces chased the protesters to Tahrir Square. The square was stormed by the troops, who fired tear gas.
UPDATE: 11:07pm: The CSF troops attack on Tahrir was confronted by protesters, who forced the troops back to the AUC area. Some injured protesters are being treated near KFC.
UPDATE: 11:27pm: Clashes have restarted again.
UPDATE: 11:38pm: Clashes continue. Tear gas, rubber bullets and birdshots are fired by the police. Electricity has been cut in half of the square.
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٥ فبراير: قائد المنطقة المركزية اللواء حسن الرويني يصف الاعتصام بالتمثيلية وينفي وجود شهداء أو مصابين يوم موقعة الجمل ويحاول فض الاعتصام
General Hassan el-Roweini, head of the army’s Central Zone Command, showed up in Tahrir on 5 February, trying to convince the protesters of suspending the sit-in, following the “Battle of the Camel”, when Mubarak’s thugs descended on Tahrir to slaughter us under the watchful “neutral” eye of the army. In the video above, General el-Roweini describes the Tahrir occupation as a “soap opera” and denies knowledge of any protesters killed by the thugs.
The brave doctors in the makeshift clinic responded back to his allegations, and refused to go away. I don’t know who’s “Doctor Sherif” who appears in the video, but I salute his bravery.