Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of SCAF and minister of defence, visited Tahrir Square on Friday, to inspect security measures there. He was warmly received by some citizens present at the square, who asked him when SCAF would be handing power to a civilian government. Tantawi was reassured by police officials that, with the cooperation of the army, security was under control. Tantawi spent half an hour at the square under heavy army and police security before he left.
