CAIRO: Egypt's military and security forces have entered Cairo's Tahrir Square, removing by force the makeshift tent city of the protesters who had been camped out in the central square since July 8. Gun shots and clashes between citizens and security occurred around 2:30 in the afternoon, eye witnesses have reported. “They are beating people,” one witness wrote on Twitter. According to witnesses and images on Al Jazeera's Egypt service. Gun fire can be heard in the square, but the direction of the firing is unknown. Eye witnesses reported that security forces chased the protesters as they forcibly removed all tents and took over the square. One journalist at the scene reported that “young kids” began throwing rocks at the tanks as they rolled into the square before the attack occurred. Protesters are now hiding in Omar Makram mosque near the square. Bikyamasr.com cannot confirm the extent of the attack or the number of injuries. BM
