Regime forces, protesters clash in Cairo

Egyptian riot police during a demonstration by protesters
demanding that the ruling military council hand over power
to a civilian authority, Cairo, November 22, 2011.

Egyptian security forces have clashed with anti-regime protesters in Cairo, as the demonstrators continue to demand the immediate transfer of power to a civilian authority, Press TV reports.

Thousands of protesters, who had remained in Cairo's landmark Liberation Square, stood their ground as riot police opened fire on them and used tear gas. The protests came despite an announcement by the military rulers to transfer power immediately to civilian rule via a referendum. The head of the military council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, said in a televised speech on Tuesday that presidential elections would be held by July 2012, but he did not specifically mention a date for the transfer of power. The pledge came after days of clashes between protesters and security forces that have left over 30 people dead and many others injured. The protesters say they will continue rallying until the military hands power over to a civilian government.

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