Police and Protesters Clash in Egypt
January 26th, 2011Video from Russia Today:
Via: Reuters:
Police fought with thousands of Egyptians who defied a government ban Wednesday to protest against President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old rule, firing tear gas at the crowds and dragging away demonstrators.
Protesters burnt tyres and hurled stones at police as groups gathered at different parts of the capital Cairo.
The scenes were unprecedented in the country, one of the United States’ closest Middle East allies, and follow the overthrow two weeks ago of another long-serving Arab strongman, Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, in a popular revolt.
Activists had called on people to rally again after a “Day of Wrath” Tuesday of anti-government demonstrations across Egypt in which three protesters and one policeman were killed.
Security forces have arrested about 500 demonstrators over the two days, an Interior Ministry source said. Witnesses said officers, some in civilian clothes, hauled away people and bundled them into unmarked vans Wednesday.
This is something to see. First Tunisia, now Eygypt? Incredible. Its like dominoes. While I’m not hopeless that the People won’t protest again here in the U.S. as they did in the late 60’s and early 70’s, I don’t know what it will take to fed people up so much that they would ever do so. But if your People, wherever you are in the world, are tear gassed, whatever you do: when tear gas comes your way, though your eyes may burn, DO NOT PUT WATER on your eyes. It only makes it hurt worse.