Clashes erupt between protesters, Mubarak supporters
* Army tells protesters to clear streets * Mubarak says will step down in September * International pressure growing for speedy transition * Obama says transition “must begin now” (Updates with clashes, adds background) By Shaimaa Fayed and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Clashes broke out between opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in central Cairo on Wednesday after the armed forces told protesters clamouring for an end to his rule that they must clear the streets, witnesses said. The fighting broke out as international pressure grew on Mubarak to quit and his closest ally, the United States, told him bluntly that a political transition must begin immediately. After…
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