Egyptian Police Stand Down, Army Joins Protest

Protesters in Cairo once again defied curfew today, but this time the police largely stood by and let them do it, the LA Times reports. The military meanwhile seems to have switched sides; as protesters swarmed over Cairo’s central square, the officers stationed there threw off their helmets and joined…

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Egyptian Police Stand Down, Army Joins Protest

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