Sunday, November 20, 2011

A Second Revolution In Egypt?



Egypt's Tahrir Square Protests: A Second Revolution Unfolding Now? -- Christian Scinece Monitor

Egypt's Health Ministry reports that five have been killed while scores have been injured in the past few days. Tonight's clashes in Egypt's Tahrir Square are the most wide-spread fighting since the February revolution.

Thousands of protesters who have fought police in the center of Cairo for more than 24 hours defied an army attempt to disperse them Sunday, throwing the Egyptian capital into tumult just a week ahead of scheduled elections.

The Ministry of Health says five people were killed during the past few days of clashes, although the death toll could rise as local hospitals are being inundated with badly injured protesters.

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More News On the Unrest In Egypt

Police burn protest tents to clear Cairo's Tahrir -- Yahoo News/AP
Egypt's Military Hardens Crackdown on Protesters -- Wall Street Journal
Violence Mars Protests in Cairo, 3 More Dead -- Voice of America
Egypt protesters flee security in Tahrir Square; elections to go on -- CNN
Egyptian security forces evict protesters from Tahrir Square -- The Guardian
Egypt police move to evict Cairo protesters -- The Telegraph
Cairo violence sparks election fears -- Financial Times
Hundreds injured as Egyptian police clash with protesters -- L.A. Times
Second day of clashes in Egypt leads to fears of second revolt -- Washington Post

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