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Troops charge into Cairo's Tahrir, protesters flee

CAIRO - Egyptian soldiers with batons charged into Tahrir Square on Saturday after fatal clashes nearby, prompting many demonstrators who have been camped there since last month to flee into side streets, a Reuters witness said.
Shots were also fired in the air as the troops in riot gear pushed into the square following the eruption of a fire in the area around buildings associated with Egypt's upper house of parliament, the witness said. Troops were seen grabbing some people and beating them.