The Battle of Tahrir Square: Getting Medieval

Anti-government protesters prepare catapult that will fire flaming debris. Image from Al Jazeera English.
This ID is of an undercover security officer who tried to start a fight, he was apprehended but not hurt, however, he said he was paid to come and start trouble. (via Al Jazerra English)

Anti-government protesters, who’ve been occupying Tahrir Square for the last week, fought off pro-government protesters yesterday in a vicious turn to the insurrection in Egypt. The army stood out of the way, and the police were no where to be found, except for reports that some captured pro-government rioters had police identification cards on them.

Although there was some shooting, the battle was mostly fought with impromptu weapons: rocks, Molotov cocktails, knives, and swords. Then there were the horses, camels and catapults.

Pro-government camel-man charges photographer and anti-government protesters. (via the Daily Dish)

A number of horsemen were pulled off by the anti-government portesters and beaten (WARNING: the video below is quite vicious).

A main street leading into Tahrir Square by the Egyptian Museum was completely covered in broken rocks, which had been used as weapons. (via Al Jazeera English).

More pictures from Al Jazeera English’s Flickr page.

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