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In Pictures: Tahrir Square clashes
Hundreds injured as pro-Mubarak supporters attack protesters seeking president’s ouster in Egyptian capital.
Pro-Mubarak protesters headed towards Tahrir Square where the anti-Mubarak demonstrators continue to occupy the square in downtown Cairo.[GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 2 Feb 2011
2 Feb 2011
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Pro-Mubarak supporters came riding on camels and horses. [Al Jazeera/online producer]
Pro-Mubark protesters push their way towards past a military check point toward Tahrir Square. The clashes, which start on February 2 heat up overnight, with live rounds, petrol bombs and rocks flying, leaving at leaset 13 people dead. [Reuters]
Clashes broke out between pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the Egyptian capital Cairo.[Reuters]
After anti-Mubarak protesters were attacked, both sides threw stones at each other in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of ongoing opposition demonstrations against Mubarak for the past nine days.