Violence erupted again in areas surrounding Cairo’s Tahir Square on Tuesday as the civilian Cabinet in Egypt proposed to step down before the military government. This is for the fourth consecutive day Cairo has been paralyzed by fight between protesters and security forces. About 1700 activists is reported to have been injured as official death toll shoots up to around 30. On the other side, roughly 100 police officers have been left with minor to critical injuries.
As the proposal of mass resignation was being played out since Monday night, animosity brewed between the civilians and security forces, triggering more bloodshed on Tuesday early morning. The protestors were demanding the ouster of Premier Essam Sharaf’s military government and formation of a new interim government with full authority to run until the upcoming elections starting from November 28th.
It is claimed that the rising casualties and death tolls are due to the indiscriminate use of tear gases and live fire on unarmed protestors, though this has been denied by the Egyptian military and security forces. Ban Ki-Moon, secretary-general, United Nations has demanded protection of human rights in Egypt. But immediate concern before the Egyptians is that the fresh clash must not upset the elections coming up next week.
Interestingly, the person who is largely blamed for bloodbath in Tahir Square is Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. He is the one responsible for overseeing the transition of Egypt to peaceful democracy.
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