http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/27106.aspxSecurity forces are expelled from the square by anti-SCAF protesters following two days of battles that many are calling the '19th and 20th days' of Egypt's ongoing revolution.
On his Facebook account, the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed el-Beltagi said that youth in Tahrir Square had expressed their anger at the Brotherhood for not joining them in the recently resurgent protests against military rule in Egypt.
Beltagi said that the youth have a right to be angry and that the Brotherhood should review their position on the protests that have once again gripped Tahrir Square.
Beltagi is considered to be an active star on the rise within the Muslim Brotherhood.
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If ur outside Egypt,go protest at an Egyptian emb,tell me if thers a demo& ill share it.Wer being slaughtered here,go show ur rage #tahrir
Yeah, there were crowds in Alex & Suez last nigth too.
This video, after about a minute and a half, shows a variety of police shooting from last night, and some incredible bravery by those being shot at.
Chants have called for the trial or execution of Scaf head Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.
• The Revolutionary Youth Movement has called for a one million man march in the capital and across the country tomorrow Other groups have reportedly echoed the call.
• Elections should go ahead as planned at the end of this month, but political leaders will head to Tahrir to 'protect' the protesters, a conference of political parties has said. The stance has provoked a mixed response from the protesters, who are relieved that the formal civilian political arena is finally joining the movement but are frustrated at an apparent unwillingness to confront Scaf head on. (See 12.22pm.)
• Foreign secretary William Hague refused to call for Egypt's Scaf authorities to step down now, saying it was important that they oversaw the elections and then transfered power "as quickly as possible" to civilian rule. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Hague said the violence was "of great concern", but that Britain would not be taking sides.
a further report that the ruling military council have accepted their resignationsThere are as yet unconfirmed reports that the cabinet & PM have resigned, sounds familiar.
There are as yet unconfirmed reports that the cabinet & PM have resigned, sounds familiar.
Meaningless given the Military has been in control with the cabinet a mere fig leaf. Looks more like passing the buck than anything else....
Jamal Himdan, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's public relations committee, spoke with Al Jazeera just minutes ago.
The interim cabinet's resignation offer is "nothing more than an act to save face by [Prime Minister Essam] Sharaf's government," he said.
Himdan said that the Brotherhood and the protesters in Tahrir Square both want the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to end the transitional period and hand over power by mid-2012.
Himdan also alleged that the SCAF and Interior Ministry security forces are specifically planning their tactics to provoke Egyptians into an angry reaction that will delay elections:
"The current tactics employed ... have been to fluctuate the people in Tahrir Square, evacuate an area, draw back, allow more people to go in," he said. "They have allowed videos to be posted, even among police forces ... it's the type of provocation to entice more people ... into Tahrir Square, and we believe that this entire process is a way to undermine the democratic transition."