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Egypt Uprising » Protester arrested by plain clothed police

A protester is dragged away by plain clothed police-men to a waiting van. He was one of at least 8 people plucked out of the crowed and disappeared.

A protester is dragged away by plain clothed police-men to a waiting van. He was one of at least 8 people plucked out of the crowed and disappeared.

Protesters and journalists gather outside the Egyptian Press Syndicate. The second day of protests in downtown Cairo started slowly but in the late afternoon a much less organized and more violent protest took place one block away. Police used teargas, guns and rocks to disperse the protesters who regrouped on Al Galaa, under 6th of October Bridge. The set fire to tires and placed a temporary roadblock as the police regrouped. When the police advanced, the protesters dispersed into the many alleyways downtown and were reported to continue small skirmishes with riot police.
A protester in front of the Journalism Syndicate meets hands with one of the specially trained riot police as he pushes back against a cordon.