Egyptian Protestors Continue in Tahrir After Clashes

By Shannon Liao
July 24, 2011

Hundreds of Egyptians continued to protest in Tahrir Square Sunday after a night of violent clashes with military forces that left hundreds injured.

Violence erupted after protesters were blocked from proceeding to the headquarters of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), AFP reported.

Earlier that day SCAF had accused one pro-democracy group, April 6, of sowing strife, according to another AFP report.

The Egyptian government reported that 231 people were injured after fighting broke out Saturday night in the neighborhood of Abbasiya in central Cairo.

On Thursday, Egypt’s interim military government rearranged the Cabinet bringing in 14 new faces and keeping 13 from Mubarak-era ministers. The move failed to appease protesters who are upset at what they say is the slow pace of reforms.

For nearly the past month, protesters have returned to the square to demand speedier reforms and the prosecution of crimes committed against protesters during unrest earlier this year that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Source: The Epoch Times.
Link: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/egyptian-protestors-continue-in-tahrir-after-clashes-59473.html.