Three and a half years ago, the world was riveted by the massive crowds of youths mobilizing in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demand an end to Egypt’s dreary police state.
Egyptian security forces and demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square clashed for a fifth straight day, with reports of hundreds of injuries. At least 13 people have been killed since Friday.
Egypt’s military rulers have apologized for the deaths of three dozen protesters who died in clashes with police in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and in other cities.
Egyptian security forces clashed with protesters in the area around Tahrir Square for a third day, amid violence that has already claimed dozens of lives and injured thousands more.