Egyptian military forces and police, alongside members of the Central Security Forces, tightened a security blockade in Tahrir Square in an attempt to prevent demonstrators from returning to the Square after the sit-in was forcibly disbanded yesterday afternoon. Security forces prevented demonstrators from reorganizing in Tahrir. Demonstrators around the Square continued to express solidarity with the families of January 25 Revolution martyrs by chanting “We Will Retaliate for Them or We Will Die Like Them,” We Will Complete Your Struggle Martyrs” and “We Have the Right to Strike Against the Government That Can't Understand Us.” Hundreds of security personnel from the armed forces and the central security forces closed all streets leading into the Square, which resulted in snarled traffic in the downtown area early Tuesday morning. Demonstrators attempted to return to the Square to condemn the brutal crackdown by security forces on Monday afternoon that immediately ended the sit-in, which began on July 8. About 200 demonstrators from various political organizations, including the April 6 Youth Movement, began demonstrations in Suez to condemn the use of force in Tahrir Square. The protest began in al-Arbaeen Square in Suez and demonstrators marched through a number of Suez's streets. The objective of the protest is to denounce yesterday's crackdown in Tahrir and to show solidarity with Tahrir demonstrators, said Mahmoud Ibrahim, coordinator of the April 6 Youth Movement in Suez. Suez's demonstrators denounce the military and security siege, particularly given the peaceful nature of the Tahrir sit-in, said Mohamed Mahmoud, another coordinator with April 6. Several political powers similarly criticized the actions in Tahrir with many promising statements later today formally expressing anger and condemnation of what they call a “shameful” situation. Arabic here Arabic here
