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Cairo Carnage: Shock Videos shows cop atrocities. At least 22 killed. Clashes escalating. Cabinet submits resignation to ruling Junta.
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[quote:DoorBert:MV8xNzA5MzEzXzI4MjYwNTE2XzEwNzI1NUUy] The fresh clashes cast a shadow over parliamentary elections due to start next week. The country's military council has threatened protesters with a tougher response if they continue their demonstrations. Activists and political groups are becoming increasingly vocal in their criticism of the failure of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to live up to their promise to hand over power to a civilian ruling structure within six months of the February revolution. Protesters have also censured the chairman of the council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, for his reluctance to implement sweeping change and dismantle elements of the former regime. Earlier this month, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Silmi showed a draft copy of a revised constitution to political groups which would give the military exclusive authority over its internal affairs and budget and would also shield the armed forces from legal scrutiny. http://www.presstv.com/detail/211242.html [/quote]
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A shocking video has been released in the internet showing the violent crackdown of police and security during the protests over the weekend.
Riot police are spreading tear gas and firing rubber bullets as the crowd of stone-throwing protesters at Egypt’s Tahrir Square begins to swell.
RT’s Paula Slier reports from Cairo that the situation on the ground remains extremely tense.
Some of the rubber bullets have gone astray, hitting residential buildings nearby and starting fires.
Paula has encountered at least a dozen ambulances and a fire brigade quickly responding.
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According to the health ministry 22 peaple have been killed since Saturday.
Clashes have continued through the morning in the vicinity of the square in central Cairo, Al Jazeera Mike Hanna reports.
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Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from Tahrir Square, where despite an earlier agreement to allow protesters to remain in the epicentre of the square, clashes have once again broken out.
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