Egyptian security forces attempted to clear protesters from Cairo’s Tahrir Square in a predawn raid on Tuesday – the second in as many days – as clashes between demonstrators and police entered their fifth day. Thirteen people have been killed in the protests since the second round of parliamentary elections began on Friday. On Sunday, the United Nations and the U.S. State Department condemned the violence. Gen. Adel Emara of Egypt’s ruling military council denied using violence against the protesters on Monday. Cairo-based journalist Noel King reports on the latest clash between the military and protesters, and discusses where the democratic movement in Egypt goes from here.
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