Gallery: Riots heat up in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Demonstrators in favor and against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak rioted in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) Square on Wednesday on Thursday, injuring hundreds and killing six.egypt riots FOR GALLERY Mel 4 (photo credit: MELANIE LIDMAN)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Mel 3 (photo credit: MELANIE LIDMAN)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Mel 2 (photo credit: MELANIE LIDMAN)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Mel 5 (photo credit: MELANIE LIDMAN)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Mel 1 (photo credit: MELANIE LIDMAN)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Ben 7 (photo credit: Benjamin Hartman)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Ben 8 (photo credit: Benjamin Hartman)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Ben 9 (photo credit: Benjamin Hartman)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Ben 10 (photo credit: Benjamin Hartman)egypt riots FOR GALLERY Ben 6 (photo credit: Benjamin Hartman)Men dug up pavement in order to throw rocks at the opposing side, and after night fell, gunshots were heard and Molotov cocktails were thrown.RELATED:Reporter's Notebook: Coffee and politics in Cairoconsole.log("2390 BODY2. CatId is:"+catID);if(catID==120){ console.log("2390 BODY. YES for anyclip script"); var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script); }else if(catID !== 151) { let widgetid = "60fd6becf6393400049e6535"; if(catID === 69){ widgetid = "65c3a2148772803523c6f41b"; }else if(catID === 161){ widgetid = "65c3a224fb10822a0a7db2dd"; } console.log("2390 BODY. YES for vidazoo script"); var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id', widgetid); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); if(!document.getElementById("qortex-ext-script")){ script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "https://tags.qortex.ai/bootstrapper?group-id=qAAQHrWEnkO20EfZMXnAw&html-container=vdz[data-view=floater]"; script.setAttribute('defer', "defer"); script.setAttribute('id', "qortex-ext-script"); document.head.appendChild(script); } } Eyewitness: The people against the policeTanks separate, clear protesters from Tahrir SquareOn Tuesday night, Egyptians demonstrated as Mubarak announced that he would not seek re-election, demanding that he resign immediately.Click here for full Jpost coverage of unrest in Egypt

Gallery: Riots heat up in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Protesters in favor and against the government attack each other, injuring hundreds and killing six.

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