Clashes between protesters and security forces have erupted once again in downtown Cairo on Monday morning. The clashes are currently taking place in Mohamed Mahmoud Street adjacent to Tahrir Square. Security forces are hurling tear gas at protesters who are responding with stones. Several have been injured as a result of the latest violence. An Ahram Online reporter at the scene says the situation in the square itself remains calm but protesters claim security forces are on their way to the square and clashes are likely to resume soon. Protesters in Mohamed Mahmoud Street, which leads to the Ministry of Interior are once again clashing with security forces. The protesters are trying to work their way to the ministry but the security forces are fighting them off with tear gas. There are around one thousand protesters in the square and they've hoisted a banner that says “The People Demand a Civil Council,” referring to the long time revolutionary demand that the military council transfer power to a civil authority. On the banner is a Facebook page for the civil council mimicking the ruling military council's own Facebook page. This is the third day of violence after security forces tried to forcibly empty the square of protesters on Saturday.
