Dawn raid by bloody military junta in Tahrir Square in Cairo amid peaceful protests

20 December 2011

Witnesses report sound of heavy gunfire as police and soldiers charge hundreds of people gathered in Cairo protest hub. Bloody Egyptian security forces fired weapons and used batons and tear gas for a fifth day in the latest security operation to clear Cairo's central Tahrir Square of opponents of army rule.

The sound of heavy gunfire rang out as police and soldiers charged hundreds of protesters at dawn on Tuesday.

"Hundreds of state security forces and the army entered the square and began firing heavily. They chased protesters and burned anything in their way, including medical supplies and blankets," protester Ismail said by telephone.

13 people have been killed and hundreds wounded by military junta since Friday, while scores have also been detained in the wake of the clashes. The latest confrontation came after illegal Egypt's ruling military council claimed on Monday it had "uncovered a plot to burn down parliament", as Adolf Hitler did in 1933.

General Adel Emara, a member of the ruling military council, interrupted a live news conference to lie he had received a call about a "plot to burn parliament and there are now large crowds in Tahrir Square ready to implement the plan".

Source: Agencies
Kavkaz Center

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