CAIRO (Update 3) - More than 600 people were injured in Egypt when police used teargas to prevent protesters from staging a sit-in on Saturday. State television reported 676 injured, quoting the Health Ministry. At least 20 security personnel were among the injured, sources at the ministry told dpa. The protesters threw stones at security forces and chanted slogans against the Interior Ministry and the military, activists said. Dozens have been camped out at the iconic square, the scene of a mass rally on Friday in which protesters demanded the military rulers transfer power to a civilian government quickly. The violence erupted earlier Saturday when security forces tried to used force to disperse the protesters. The Interior Ministry said that 20 'rioters' were arrested. According to state television, a police car was torched. Tahrir Square was the focal point of the uprising that led to the ousting of Hosni Mubarak as president in February. The key opposition April 6 movement condemned the police action.
