THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Egypt's cabinet was forced to hold crisis talks on Sunday as military police battled with protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, demanding an end to army rule.
Hundreds of soldiers and police, backed by armored personnel carriers, used tear gas, rubber bullets and batons to evict several thousand protesters, presenting Egypt's ruling generals with their biggest security challenge yet, a week before parliamentary elections.
Demonstrators in Cairo chanted: "The people want to topple the regime" as they rushed at police, who fired rubber bullets and teargas. Protesters clashed with police in two other cities.
Two people were killed and hundreds wounded in clashes on Saturday night reminiscent of some of the worst violence during the 18-day uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February. » | Sunday, November 20, 2011
