The Egyptian army and police today forcibly evicted the last protesters camped in Cairo Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution of January 25, sources told Efe security. Members of the security forces stormed the square to open access to the same traffic and dismantling the tents set up there for three weeks.
The eviction sparked riots that caused minor injuries to several people, according to sources, who did not require the number of injured. The police, backed by tanks and armored vehicles pulled out the barbed wire and iron barriers blocking the entrances to the plaza. Before the start of clashes between security forces and protesters, several groups took refuge in the nearby Mosque of Omar Makram, sources said.
The eviction sparked riots that caused minor injuries to several people, according to sources, who did not require the number of injured. The police, backed by tanks and armored vehicles pulled out the barbed wire and iron barriers blocking the entrances to the plaza. Before the start of clashes between security forces and protesters, several groups took refuge in the nearby Mosque of Omar Makram, sources said.