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A wounded protester holds spent ammunition at a field hospital near Tahrir Square, during clashes with Egyptian riot police, in Cairo. Police backed by the army used batons and teargas to charge protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square demanding Eygpt's ruling generals swiftly hand power to civilians, in some of the worst violence since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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A wounded Egyptian protester shouts at a field hospital following clashes with security forces in Cairo. Deadly clashes broke out at Cairo's Tahrir Square for the second day running, kicking off a violent countdown to the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's downfall. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED HOSSAM
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An Egyptian trader reads a copy of the Al-Masry Al-Youm local newspaper fronted by pictures of clashes between protesters and security forces, at the Egyptian stock exchange in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's benchmark stock index tumbled more than 2% on Sunday as clashes between protesters and security forces entered their second day and rattled investor confidence in the country's already stumbling economy. Arabic title reads " last warning". AP Photo/Amr Nabil
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Protesters run from tear gas during clashes with Egyptian riot police in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. AP Photo
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A protester gestures during clashes with Egyptian riot police near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police clashed with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. AP Photo/Khalil Hamra
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A protester overcome with tear gas inhalation sit on the curb during clashes with the Egyptian riot police, not seen, near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police clashed with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. AP Photo
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Protesters stand behind barricades after they started a fire during clashes with police in front of the Security Administrative building in Alexandria. Protesters demanding an end to army rule and angered by rough police tactics battled with police, presenting Egypt's ruling generals with their biggest security challenge yet, a week before parliamentary elections.
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A general view shows Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square as Egyptian riot policeman try to disperse protesters. Deadly clashes broke out in central Cairo for the second day running, kicking off a violent countdown to the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's downfall.
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A protester overcome with tear gas inhalation is helped inside a cafe during clashes with the Egyptian riot police, not seen, near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. AP photo
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Egyptian riot police clash with protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian riot police beat protesters and dismantled a small tent city set up to commemorate revolutionary martyrs in Cairo's Tahrir Square. The clashes occurred after activists camped in the central square overnight following a massive Friday rally. The military tolerates daytime demonstrations in the central square, a symbol of the country's Jan. 25-Feb. 11 uprising, but claims that long-term occupation paralyzes the city.
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