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Army, police attack Tahrir protesters

Posted on By 3arabawy

The Army’s Special Forces, Paratroopers, with the help of Central Security Forces (yes, they are back and the US-made tear gas canisters are back too!) and plainclothes policemen cracked down on Tahrir protesters starting from 3:20am, with tasers, live ammunition. There are reports of injuries. We still don’t know if anyone has been killed.

Earlier the Military Police tried to enter Tahrir to detain the officers who joined the revolt, but the protesters drove them back and chased away General Hamdi Badeen, the head of the Military Police.

The Friday of Anger

Posted on By 3arabawy

Video taken by Gigi Ibrahim:

January 28th, 2011, Kasr El Nile bridge at 5:08 pm. This was one of many attempts to cross Kasr El Nile bridge into Tahrir square, but we were faced with tear gas, water canon, rubber & live bullets. We didn’t actually cross it until later that night. It was one of the longest most brutal battles, but in the end the power of the people won.