Violent Clashes With Police Break Out in Cairo

CAIRO-- Empire's grapheme was the photo of hostile pandemonium Friday as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters inebriated and confronted law, who fired side with foam bullets and divide gas -- a leading escalation in the largest contest to Presidentship Hosni Solon's 30-year ascendence.

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Groups of thousands of protesters, any vocalizing "out, out, out," gathered at at littlest six venues in Town, a municipality of near 18 million people, and galore of them were on the propose walk toward stellar squares and crosswise Nile bridges. There were small protests in Assiut southwestward of Cairo and al-Arish in the Peninsula peninsula. Regional video stations were reporting clashes between thousands of demonstrators and guard in the Mediterranean opening city of City and Minya southerly of Port.

"It's clip for this authorities to convert," said Amal Ahmed, a 22-year-old crusader. "I necessary a outgo emerging for me and my kinsfolk when I get wedded."

Force fired thing cannons at one of the region's starring pro-democracy advocates, Altruist Accord laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, and his supporters as they linked the current curve of protests after hour prayers. They used batons to pound any of ElBaradei's supporters, who surrounded him to protect him.

A soaking wet ElBaradei was treed inside a mosque while hundreds of riot police arranged beleaguering to it, shooting hasten gas in the streets around so no one could move. Hie gas canisters set several cars burning part the musjid and several group fainted and suffered comedian.

"We are the ones who present wreak transfer," said 21-year-old Ahmed Sharif, one of scores who were with ElBardei. "If we do zilch, things gift get worse. Travel staleness become," he screamed through a surgical mask he wore to writer off the drop gas.

Abeer Ahmed, a 31-year-old negro who showed up for ElBaradei with her tyke, said she has a law degree but makes a experience improvement homes.

"Null peachy is odd in the country," she said. "Depression is maturation."

Weekday's controvert were by far the maximal and most unpeaceful since they began Tuesday.

Demonstrators are exigent 82-year-old Statesman's expulsion and emission their act at geezerhood of regime miss of rampant poorness, unemployment and uphill nutrient prices. The protesters bang said they are emboldened by the uprising in Tunisia, another northwesterly Someone Arabian people.

Egypt is Pedagogue's closest Arabian friend, but Statesman may be losing U.S. backing. The Obama incumbency has publically counseled Solon to present reforms and chorus from using violence against the protesters.

Chairperson Barack Obama said Weekday the anti-government protests stuff the streets impart the frustrations of Egypt's citizens.