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Clashes in Egypt kill dozens After a week of violence, protesters advance to the gates of President Mohamed Morsi’s palace in Cairo, where clashes with riot police continue. The wave of unrest has left about 60 dead and hundreds injured.
Feb. 2, 2013
A protester throws a stone over the walls of Egypt's presidential palace during a demonstration after the march for a protester killed during clashes with Egyptian security forces the previous night in Cairo. Mohammed Hussein Korani, 23, was killed after sustaining gunshot wounds to the neck and chest during fighting with riot police outside the presidential palace Cairo late Friday night. Protests continued across Egypt nearly one week after the second anniversary of the revolution that overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak.
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Feb. 2, 2013
A protester works to dismantle a police barricade in front of the gates of Egypt's presidential palace during a demonstration following the commemoration march for a protester killed during clashes Friday with Egyptian security forces in Cairo.
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Feb. 2, 2013
An anti-government protester holds empty tear gas canisters and shotgun shells outside the presidential palace during a demonstration in Cairo.
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Feb. 2, 2013
Mourners attend a commemoration ceremony and march for a protester killed Friday night during clashes with Egyptian security forces, at the Al Noor Mosque in Cairo.
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Feb. 2, 2013
Mourners attend a commemoration ceremony and march for a protester killed Friday night during clashes with Egyptian security forces in Cairo.
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Feb. 1, 2013
A protester throws a gas canister fired by riot police during clashes outside the presidential palace in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis. Some protesters wore thick gloves so they could pick up the canisters and throw them back.
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Feb. 1, 2013
In an attempt to quell the protests marching on the presidential palace, riot police fire tear gas and water cannons at the crowd.
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Feb. 1, 2013
Protesters stand in front of one of the gates of the presidential palace. After throwing a molotov cocktail in front of the gate, the crowd tried to break through it into the palace grounds.
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Feb. 1, 2013
Protesters also used fireworks against the police.
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Feb. 1, 2013
Protesters flee tear gas bombs fired by security forces.
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Feb. 1, 2013
Riot police run with their weapons during clashes with protesters marching on the presidential palace.
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Feb. 1, 2013
Riot police beat a man after stripping him during clashes next to the presidential palace.
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Feb. 1, 2013
Protesters chant anti-Morsi slogans in front of the presidential palace. The chants included, "The people want the fall of the regime" and "Leave, leave, Morsi."
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Feb. 1, 2013
Police and protesters scuffle as protesters try to break through a gate of the presidential palace.
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Feb. 1, 2013
Protesters stand on a fence by the Nile River during a protest against Morsi near Tahrir Square in Cairo.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Riot police move in to detain anti-Morsi protesters during clashes in Simon Bolivar Square, which leads to Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi flew to Germany on Wednesday to try to convince Europe of his democratic credentials, leaving behind a country in crisis after a week of violence that has killed more than 50 people.
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Jan. 30, 2013
An Egyptian protester throws stones at riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Pro- and anti-government protesters clash in front of the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Since Saturday, the Nile-side Semiramis Intercontinental has been on the front line of clashes between riot police and angry youths, with both sides throwing stones at each other along the city’s famed Corniche promenade while tear gas wafted several stories up inside the building.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Egyptian riot police fire tear gas at protesters, not seen, during clashes in front of the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel, background near Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 29, 2013
A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi throws a tear gas canister back at riot police during clashes along Qasr al Nil bridge, which leads to Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Pro- and anti-government protesters clash near Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Protesters use slingshots to launch stones at riot police during clashes near Qasr el-Nil bridge in Cairo.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Protesters help another protester affected by tear gas fired by riot police during clashes on Qasr el-Nil bridge.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Egyptian riot police rest during clashes with anti-government protesters, not seen, near Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 29, 2013
An Egyptian protester flashes the sign for victory as he stands on a burnt-out police vehicle in Tahrir Square. Egypt's military chief warned that the political crisis sweeping the country could lead to the collapse of the state, as thousands defied curfews and the death toll from days of rioting rose to 52.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Egyptian protesters celebrate the capture of a state security armored vehicle that demonstrators commandeered during clashes with security forces and brought to Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 29, 2013
An Egyptian boy shows what he says are birdshot wounds on his body in Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 29, 2013
Egyptian boys cover their mouths during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Egyptians protesters carrying a wounded youth during clashes near Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Egypt's cabinet approved a draft law that would allow President Mohamed Morsi to deploy the armed forces on the streets "to participate with the police in preserving security and protecting vital establishments."
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Jan. 28, 2013
Riot policemen beat a protester during clashes along a bridge leading to Tahrir Square in Cairo. The latest violence in Egypt has left dozens dead and prompted the Islamist president to declare a state of emergency in an attempt to end the wave of unrest sweeping the Arab world's biggest nation.
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Jan. 28, 2013
A protester holds the Egyptian national flag during clashes with riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo.
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Jan. 27, 2013
Protesters clash with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo.
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Jan. 27, 2013
Riot police arrest an anti-Morsi protester who they said threw stones at police during clashes along Qasr Al Nil bridge, which leads to Tahrir Square in Cairo. Police fired tear gas at dozens of stone-throwing protesters in Cairo in a fourth day of deadly street clashes.
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Jan. 27, 2013
Protesters clash with police in Port Said, Egypt. Violence erupted briefly Sunday when some in the crowd fired guns and police responded with volleys of tear gas, witnesses said.
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Jan. 27, 2013
Riot police officers arrest a protester accused of throwing stones at police during clashes along Qasr Al Nil bridge.
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Jan. 27, 2013
Protesters opposing President Morsi run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo.
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Jan. 26, 2013
Fans of the Al-Ahly soccer club celebrate inside the club premises in Cairo after a court sentenced 21 defendants to death for their roles in a mass soccer riot in a Port Said stadium on Feb. 1, 2012, that left 74 people dead. Those killed in the riot reportedly were Al-Ahly partisans.
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