Gallery: Riots rage in Egypt

 

Egypt’s military rulers face the most sustained and bloodiest challenge to their hold on power since the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Here are pictures of demonstrators who are clashing for a third successive day with security forces around Tahrir Square.

 
November 21, 2011
 
 
 
A protester assists an injured fellow protester during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
 

A protester assists an injured fellow protester during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.

Photograph by: AMR ABDALLAH DALSH, Reuters

 
A protester assists an injured fellow protester during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A general view shows Tahrir Square as protesters keep their distance and flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes, in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Protesters walk past graffiti reading "Leave Field Marshal", referring to Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester has his eyes washed with milk to protect against tear gas during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Protesters flee as another throws a Molotov cocktail (petrol bomb) at riot police during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Protesters aid an injured protester during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester throws a tear gas bomb back at riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester receives treatment in Tahrir square on a blanket after being affected by a tear gas bomb thrown by riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Riot police and protesters clash in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester kicks a tear gas canister during clashes with riot police on a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011. Cairo police fought protesters demanding an end to army rule for a third day on Monday and morgue officials said the death toll had risen to 33, making it the worst spasm of violence since the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
A protester runs after being hit by a tear gas canister during clashes with riot police on a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Riot policemen are seen during clashes with protesters along a debris-strewn side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A riot policeman fires rubber bullets at protesters during clashes on a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Riot police clash with protesters along a debris-strewn side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Protesters throw stones at riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester walks near tear gas fired by riot police as another protester stands atop a vehicle during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester makes a victory sign during clashes with riot police in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester makes a victory sign during clashes with riot police in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A riot policeman aims a shotgun with rubber bullets at protesters, next to a plainclothes policeman (rear) during clashes in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester throws a stone at riot police during clashes in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester throws stones at riot police during clashes in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
Protesters run from riot police firing tear gas and rubber-covered bullets in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester prepares to throw a molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
A protester sets up a burning barricade during clashes with riot police in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 21, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 

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