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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Egypt police clash with youths; over 1,000 hurt - Patrick Werr and Yasmine Saleh

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-egypt-protest-idUSTRE75R7ZM20110630

Nearly five months since a popular uprising toppled long-serving authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's military rulers are struggling to keep order while a restless public is still impatient for reform.
The latest clashes began after families of people killed in the uprising that ousted Mubarak held an event in a Cairo suburb late on Tuesday in their honor.
Some said those involved were bent on battling police rather than protesting. To others, the violence seemed motivated by politics.
"The people are angry that the court cases against top officials keep getting delayed," said Ahmed Abdel Hamid, 26, a bakery employee who was at the scene overnight, referring to senior political figures from the discredited Mubarak era.

I would guess there are a number of things going on here: restless youth that want jobs, a populace that wants security, subsidies in question, high food prices. No one promised that this was going to be short, but to lament that fact that Mubarak is no longer in power is shortsighted and placing yourself on the wrong side of history.

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