Forum Post: Extreme violence as Egypt cracks down on protests

Clashes between Egyptian protesters calling for an end to military rule and the army and police who are trying to put down the demonstrations have been going on for some 36 hours, and the Reuters News Agency is reporting at least ten dead and 214 wounded on Sunday alone. However, accounts of the violence from reporters on the scene that are being relayed by way of Twitter tell an even more alarming story.

As described by Reuters, “Police backed by the army used batons and teargas on Sunday to charge protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square demanding Egypt’s ruling generals hand over power, in some of the worst violence since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. … ‘The people want the toppling of the regime,’ thousands of protesters chanted before and after the charge by police backed by military officers who had stayed on the sidelines till then.

Parliamentary elections are just over a week off, but the protesters accust the army of wanting to retain power until presidential elections that might not take place for another year. Army leaders deny this charge.

.... http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/20/extreme-violence-as-egypt-cracks-down-on-protests/

presstv are also reporting a 9 year old girl shot by authorities in Saudi. http://www.presstv.ir/live.html