Egypt: 33 dead in Tahrir protests, as "Arab Spring" mirrored in bloody Fall

Xeni Jardin 11:18 am Mon Nov 21, 2011

[Video Link, warning: graphic content.] Reuters reports: "Cairo police fought protesters demanding an end to army rule for a third day on Monday and morgue officials said the death toll had risen to 33, with many victims shot in the worst violence since the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak."

Below: Gotta love the cotton candy vendors who are still out there, peddling their fluffy pink wares, even as tear gas and live ammo are deployed against protesters by the military police.

(photographer/source unknown, via @acarvin and @sarahcarr).

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