'Army out' in Egyptian capital

'Army out' in Egyptian capital




Egyptian military vehicles were sighted on the streets of Cairo on
Friday after a day of violent clashes between police and protesters
demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's rule.
Protesters had previously chanted slogans calling for the army to
support them, complaining of police violence during clashes on Friday
in which security forces fired teargas and rubber bullets.



"Where
is the army? Come and see what the police is doing to us. We want the
army. We want the army," the protesters in one area of central Cairo
shouted, shortly before police fired teargas on them.



Al
Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin, reporting from Cairo, said protesters
reacted positively when an armoured vehicle with troops showed up,
possibly indicating that it belonged to the military.



"The army
is a respected establishment in Egypt, and many feel they need their
support against what they see as excessive force by the police and
security forces," he said






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