Protestors-police clashes rage on in central Cairo, 20 killed since Sunday
Violent clashes between protestors and riot police entered the third day Monday at the Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo.
Policemen using tear gas tried to disperse hundreds of protestors gathering at and near the landmark square, who came back Monday morning after being evicted by the police overnight.
In response, protestors hurled stones and tear gas canisters back at the riot police.
Protestors were trying to camp in the square until the country' s ruling military council hand the power back to a civilian authority.
The latest figures released by the Ministry of Health showed that 20 people have been killed in this round of violence since Sunday, with more than 1,000 others injured.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces stressed Sunday in a statement that it is committed to the defined time frame of the transitional period and has no intention to prolong it.
The local ElMasry elyoum newspaper reported Monday that Egypt's caretaker government submitted resignation Sunday in protest at the violence in Tahrir Square, but the Supreme Council refused it.
Editor: Bi Mingxin
English.news.cn 2011-11-21 18:15:44 FeedbackPrintRSS
CAIRO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua)
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