Assistant Commander of the Central Military area who Abbas assured the armed forces that arrived at Tahrir Square coordinated with chairman of Egypt's ruling military council Hussein Tanatwi and Minister of Interior Mansour al-Essawi to secure the Ministry of Interior building from any attacks. Abbas said the thugs are the ones who killed the protestors in Tahrir Square, denying any accusations of the police and armed forces. “We are ready to secure Tahrir Square and the protestors inside it, although we see that closing the square now will cause losses to shop owners there,” he added. Abbas stressed on the military council's commitment to roadmaps to transfer power to an elected civilian government. RELATED STORIES: - Military police move around Tahrir Square - NCHR to form fact-finding mission investigating Tahrir clashes - Badei calls for urgent meeting for guidance bureau - Fire in National Assembly of Change headquarters - Non-stop clashes in Tahrir on Sunday Evening - El-Baradei condemns violence against demonstrators - Fire in apartment near MOI, protestors trying to put it out - Calm in Tahrir after CSF, protestors agree to ceasefire - Egypt violence rages into third day - Abu Ismail arrives in Tahrir amidst crackdown - SCAF: We apologize for Tahrir incidents
