With armored vehicles, the army has moved into the center of Cairo, the police have verln at key points of the city to control at times. The protesters cheered the soldiers - they hope that the military could become their allies. The army has been driven in the streets of Cairo. Buildings burn, armored vehicles rolling through the city, they stand before the Parliament, and the building of state television.
In the background, but is still always shot. In the afternoon, President Hosni Mubarak had asked the army for help. The police have the situation no longer under control. The military should end the revolt. But instead of resistance, the soldiers encounter unexpected sympathy. The oncoming tanks are cheered vigorously, protesters sat down on personnel carriers and pass on the roof.
The Egyptians believe the army more than the police. But they are right? Breakthrough to Liberation Square "The Egyptian capital is in turmoil. Tens of thousands of demonstrators in the course of the day further and further preliminary work on the "Liberation Square" - and this finally taken.
The police had the nerve point in the center of the city first hermetically sealed, used batons, plastic ammunition and water cannons. But the protesters did not give up. Women, children, young and old protest against President Mubarak and his regime. They stubbornly defied the tear gas, dragged to protect metal parts and plastic barricades on the streets and urged the security forces of hours so far behind that in the early evening, finally managed to break.
The protesters can conquer an occupied by the security authorities Nilbrücke and the thousands flock to the Liberation Square. Carrying placards, beating drums and calling in chorus: "The people want to overthrow the system". For the first time that day, the demonstrators are louder than the shots of the police.
A curfew is adopted - was not adhered to the "Liberation Square" is taken, the police have apparently abandoned him VRST. But still it fires almost every second tear gas grenades at the protesters. Also rubber bullets are supposedly used. It seems as if the security authorities to reclaim the space.
In the evening, burning several vehicles in downtown Cairo, the police and the military. Chaos reigns in the streets - again and again protesters and police force until a little later then in the other direction. In the early evening, the government also imposed a curfew for the entire country.
Previously, already adopted for the Greater Cairo and Alexandria for the cities of Suez and nightly curfews have been. The people hope for a signal of reconciliation - the president is silent of course, the curfew is not met, at least not in downtown Cairo. It seems that the protests are massive in other parts of the country - as well as the reaction of the security forces.
The police are trying to bludgeon the protests with force. From the ground in the evening that the Liberation Square is held by demonstrators. Still were almost fired tear gas grenades every second, that acrid steam over the entire city is Cairo. In the noise of tear gas shells mingled with the rhythmic clapping, singing or drums holding out the demonstrators.
After almost ten hours of sustained protests many demonstrators have been exhausted and thirsty in the night. With hand signals, they ask the residents of the houses for water - not a few bottles thrown out the window. First looting are a byproduct of the ongoing revolt. For example, proposed a dozen men with iron bars, the window of a shop and then made off with the stolen booty.
President Mubarak has announced a television address that could be further delayed, but always late at night Cairo local time in coming. The people hope for a sign of reconciliation, but the President is submerged - and is silent.
In the background, but is still always shot. In the afternoon, President Hosni Mubarak had asked the army for help. The police have the situation no longer under control. The military should end the revolt. But instead of resistance, the soldiers encounter unexpected sympathy. The oncoming tanks are cheered vigorously, protesters sat down on personnel carriers and pass on the roof.
The Egyptians believe the army more than the police. But they are right? Breakthrough to Liberation Square "The Egyptian capital is in turmoil. Tens of thousands of demonstrators in the course of the day further and further preliminary work on the "Liberation Square" - and this finally taken.
The police had the nerve point in the center of the city first hermetically sealed, used batons, plastic ammunition and water cannons. But the protesters did not give up. Women, children, young and old protest against President Mubarak and his regime. They stubbornly defied the tear gas, dragged to protect metal parts and plastic barricades on the streets and urged the security forces of hours so far behind that in the early evening, finally managed to break.
The protesters can conquer an occupied by the security authorities Nilbrücke and the thousands flock to the Liberation Square. Carrying placards, beating drums and calling in chorus: "The people want to overthrow the system". For the first time that day, the demonstrators are louder than the shots of the police.
A curfew is adopted - was not adhered to the "Liberation Square" is taken, the police have apparently abandoned him VRST. But still it fires almost every second tear gas grenades at the protesters. Also rubber bullets are supposedly used. It seems as if the security authorities to reclaim the space.
In the evening, burning several vehicles in downtown Cairo, the police and the military. Chaos reigns in the streets - again and again protesters and police force until a little later then in the other direction. In the early evening, the government also imposed a curfew for the entire country.
Previously, already adopted for the Greater Cairo and Alexandria for the cities of Suez and nightly curfews have been. The people hope for a signal of reconciliation - the president is silent of course, the curfew is not met, at least not in downtown Cairo. It seems that the protests are massive in other parts of the country - as well as the reaction of the security forces.
The police are trying to bludgeon the protests with force. From the ground in the evening that the Liberation Square is held by demonstrators. Still were almost fired tear gas grenades every second, that acrid steam over the entire city is Cairo. In the noise of tear gas shells mingled with the rhythmic clapping, singing or drums holding out the demonstrators.
After almost ten hours of sustained protests many demonstrators have been exhausted and thirsty in the night. With hand signals, they ask the residents of the houses for water - not a few bottles thrown out the window. First looting are a byproduct of the ongoing revolt. For example, proposed a dozen men with iron bars, the window of a shop and then made off with the stolen booty.
President Mubarak has announced a television address that could be further delayed, but always late at night Cairo local time in coming. The people hope for a sign of reconciliation, but the President is submerged - and is silent.
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