Camels & horses storm into Tahrir Square as protesters clash in Cairo + Kucinich: The US cannot pick the leaders of other countries

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RussiaToday | February 02, 2011

A group of pro-government supporters riding horses and camels has charged anti-Mubarak protesters. it comes as hundreds of pro-government supporters and protesters demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak clashed in Cairo’s main square on Wednesday. Mubarak supporters break through a human chain of anti-government protesters trying to defend those gathered in Tahrir Square. They tore down banners denouncing the president and fistfights broke out as they advanced across the massive square in the heart of the capital.

Camels & horses storm into Tahrir Square as protesters clash in Cairo

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Egypt protests, US rethinking foreign policy

Egyptians have erupted in protest and the nation is on the verge of sweeping political and economic reform. US Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is one of very few US politicians speaking out over the protests occurring in Egypt. He says it is time for Washington to make a reappraisal of their relationship with the Muslim and Arab world, not just with respect to what is happening Egypt.

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Scenes of clashes in Tahrir Square

AlJazeeraEnglish | February 02, 2011

More than 100 injured as pro-Mubarak supporters attack protesters seeking president’s ouster in Egyptian capital.

According to Al Jazeera’s correspondent, peaceful protestors were suddenly charged by men on horseback and camels.

Protestors were scattered and some were trampled underfoot.

Visit http://english.aljazeera.net/ for more on this developing story.

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Protests in Cairo turn violent

Female anti-government protester telling Al Jazeera that they cannot leave the square even if she wanted to – she is crying on air and sounds very scared and emotional. Telling Al Jazeera not to refer to the pro-government group as “demonstrators” because they are actually “violent thugs”.

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Bloodshed in Egypt: Mubarak Supporters Riding on Horses and Camels Violently Attack Protesters in Tahrir Square, Over 100 Injured

Democracy Now!
Feb. 2, 2011

Violent clashes broke out just before our broadcast when supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attacked anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Reports are that more than 100 people have been injured. “The entire square is surrounded by thugs, and apparently there are more coming on the way,” reports Egyptian activist Nazly Hussein. “I have seen people come out injured… I saw people carried into the medical center injured.” We get live reports from Hussein and Democracy Now!’s senior producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous, who are both in Cairo. [includes rush transcript]

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Bloodshed in Egypt: Mubarak Supporters Riding on Horses and Camels Violently Attack Protesters in Tahrir Square, Over 100 Injured

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