“The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces presents its regrets and deep apologies for the deaths of martyrs from among Egypt’s loyal sons during the recent events in Tahrir Square,” two generals said in a statement on a Facebook page. “The council also offers its condolences to the families of the martyrs across Egypt.”…
So intense have the tear-gas barrages been in the last few days that the chemicals have mixed with the city’s ubiquitous dust so that when the dust is kicked up, people start coughing and sneezing.
“The army can’t retake control of the square anymore,” said Sherif Ibrahim, a high school teacher. “It’s just not possible.”…
Crowds were anchored by a demand that has become the anthem since the crisis began: the fall of Field Marshal Tantawi. In the square’s side streets, youths fought the police to the backdrop of unending ambulance sirens.
“If he leaves it like this and stays silent, it will be a disaster,” said Suleiman Mahmoud, as he stood in a street that looked like a symbol for urban distress — pools of stagnant water strewn with rocks, shattered glass, trash and fallen tree branches. “He’ll pay the price, and the country will pay the price. Stubbornness is not a solution.”
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