Traversing Cairo’s tense neighborhood patrols

On January 30, amid a nearly complete internet blackout in Egypt, an Al Jazeera web producer traveled with friends from an office with internet access toward Tahrir Square. On the way, the group had to navigate a series of tense checkpoints manned by armed civilians attempting to defend their neighborhood.

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Traversing Cairo’s tense neighborhood patrols

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