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Saturday 5 February 2011

YouTube Captures Scenes From Egypt Protests


CBS

The streets in Egypt have been erupting for days. YouTube video has been a reliable source of news and images from Egypt. Here's a look at some amazing moments caught live.

2/3/11: Cairo Square Chaos Intensifies, Violence Spreads

Protesters and regime supporters fought in a second day of rock-throwing battles at a central Cairo square while new lawlessness spread around the city.

2/3/11: Raw Video: Lawlessness on the Streets of Cairo

Fire and looting have broken out against several buildings around Cairo in new fighting following a day of clashes in central Cairo between anti-government protesters and regime backers

2/2/11: Heavy Gunfire Erupts in Cairo Protest Square

Violence raged overnight in Cairo's Tahrir Square, with fighting between anti- and pro-government forces escalating throughout the day.

2/2/11: Raw Video: Dramatic New Images of Cairo Violence

Egyptian Health Minister Ahmed Sameh Farid says one person was killed when he fell off a bridge, and 596 have been injured in pitched battles between government supporters and opponents in Cairo's main square.

2/2/11: Cairo Chaos as Mubarak Backers, Opponents Clash

Using stones, horses, and fists, supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were clashing in the capital, Cairo, on Wednesday. The chaos followed the military's appeal for calm.

2/1/11: Egypt Protest: Masses Rally to Oust Mubarak

More than a quarter-million people flooded into Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in the largest demonstration by far in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave office.

2/1/11: Scenes From Tahrir Square, Part 2

Another round of images from Tuesday's historic protest in Tahrir Square.

2/1/11: Scenes From Tahrir Square

Video from the massive protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

2/1/11: Thousands Escape Egyptian Prisons

Egypt's antigovernment uprising has also seen lawlessness and looting in several cities. As the police abandoned their posts, thousands of prisoners were set free across the country in a series of mass jailbreaks.

1/31/11: Voices From Tahrir Square

Al-Jazeera's Web journalists in Cairo visit the heart of Egypt's ongoing protest movement the night before what organizers hope will be the biggest demonstration yet.

1/31/11: Police Attack Praying Egyptians

New pictures have emerged of Friday's clashes between protesters and police on a Nile bridge that connects to Cairo's main square.

1/31/11: Raw Video: Egypt Protesters Step Up Pressure

Thousands of Egyptians gathered in central Cairo on Monday, joining many who had spent the night sprawled on the grass or in colorful tents.

1/31/11: Raw Video: Mubarak Swears In New Cabinet

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak swore in a new cabinet on Monday, replacing one dissolved as a concession to unprecedented antigovernment protests, but retaining some ministers in their posts.

1/30/11: Where in the World Is Gamal Mubarak?

There has been a great deal of speculation over the man who was widely expected to succeed Hosni Mubarak.

1/30/11: Raw Video: Crowds Defy Curfew in Cairo

Thousands of protesters defied an evening curfew in Cairo on Saturday, and police opened fire at a funeral procession for a protester. Later, looting and arson continued overnight as the police disappeared from the streets of the capital.

1/30/11: Antigovernment Protests Continue in Egypt

A collection of video images from Sunday's protests across the embattled country.

1/29/11: Protesters Hold Funeral Procession in Cairo

A funeral procession for a victim moved through Tahrir Square during protest.

1/28/11: Egyptian Military Protects President

Mubarak's presidential-guard unit is swarmed as it heads towards state TV station in Cairo.

1/28/11: Torching Vehicles After Curfew

President Hosni Mubarak has ordered a nighttime curfew across the entire country, and the military has entered Cairo, Suez, and Alexandria, but protesters continued to express their anger with the government by torching security vehicles and the headquarters of the ruling party.

1/28/11: Egyptian Police Hold Fire During Prayer

Riot police cease their fire to allow worshipers to perform evening prayers in Cairo.

1/28/11: Protests Flood Streets

Thousands of Egyptian antigovernment protesters in Cairo clashed with police, who fired rubber bullets into crowds and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds. This is the biggest challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's 30 year-rule.

1/28/11: Egypt Protests With Jamal Elshayyal in Suez

Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt following Friday midday prayers, with angry demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year presidency. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country.

1/28/11: Egypt's 'Friday of Wrath'

Egypt's government failed to stop protesters' planned "Friday of wrath," and are clashing with thousands of demonstrators who have converged even without Internet or cell-phone access.

Fresh Protests Erupt in Egypt

Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt following Friday midday prayers, with angry demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year presidency. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country. Al-Jazeera continues its coverage of what many say are unprecedented protests.

1/28/11: Map of Protests in Cairo

Violent protests have spread across the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and other Egyptian cities as tens of thousands of demonstrators intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak. Protesters have been pouring out from mosques after noon prayers on Friday and clashing with police, who fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and water cannons to disperse the crowds. This video explains the geographic spread of Cairo protests.

1/28/11: Raw Video: Protests in Egypt Turn Violent

The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos on Friday, when tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons.

1/28/11: Egypt Clashes: Police and Protesters Face Off

Protesters in Cairo clash with police on the fourth day of antigovernment demonstrations.

1/28/11: Police and Protesters Clash in Cairo

Al-Jazeera is reporting live from Cairo, covering the ongoing and unprecedented protests in Egypt's capital. In this clip, police fire barrages of tear gas at protesters gathered in front of the high-end Ramses Hilton hotel.

1/27/11: Mass Egypt Antigovernment Protest Planned

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