Egypt rocked by pitched battles between pro and anti-Mubarak factions – in pictures

Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak gather at the Mohandessin area in Cairo Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA

A demonstrator atop a military vehicle tries to calm the crowd as pro-government and anti-government protesters clash all over Cairo Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Supporters of President Mubarak Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images

A wounded demonstrator is evacuated from Cairo's Tahrir Square Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP

Anti-government demonstrators react during rioting between pro- and anti-Mubarak supporters in Tahrir Square Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Anti-government protesters confront supporters of President Mubarak in Tahrir Square as Egypt convulses Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

An injured Egyptian woman receives treatment at a makeshift emergency treatment tent Photograph: Andre Liohn/EPA

Supporters of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak demonstrate in favour of the regime Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

A pro-government demonstration streams past army tanks near Tahrir Square Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Egyptian protesters calling for the removal of President Mubarak throw stones at government supporters Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Bystanders flee clashes between pro and anti-government factions Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak rode into Cairo on camels and horses Photograph: Mohammed Abou Zaid/AP

A woman cries during a pro-Mubarak demonstration in Cairo Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP

An injured protester in Cairo is carried away Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Anti-government protesters gather broken paving stones as weapons Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

A supporter of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak rides a camel through the melee as pro-Mubarak and anti-government protesters clash in Tahrir Square Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Pro-government demonstrators clash with anti-government demonstrators under the watchful eye of a single soldier on the roof of the Egyptian Museum Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

A protester in dress shirt and tie hurls a stone at anti-Mubarak demonstrators in Tahrir Square Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

An opponent of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak attacks a horse-riding pro-Mubarak supporter Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Demonstrators run for cover Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Anti-government protesters clash with supporters of President Mubarak Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA

An injured journalist is held on top of an armoured personnel carrier by Egyptian soldiers Photograph: EPA

An injured protester Photograph: Andre Liohn/EPA

Egyptian army tanks positioned between supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA

A bloodied Egyptian man is brought away from frontline clashes in Tahrir Square, Cairo Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

A pro-Mubarak supporter is detained by anti-government demonstators during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

A demonstrater throws stones during the rioting, which continued long into the night Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Demonstrators take cover Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Pro-Mubarak protesters kiss his portrait Photograph: Andre Liohn/EPA

An Egyptian demonstrator stands on top of an army tank as as pro and anti-Mubarak protesters fight running battles through Cairo's streets Photograph: Andre Pain/EPA

An Egyptian anti-regime protester wounded during clashes with government supporters Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

An Egyptian Muslim cleric prays in front of on army tank Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Egyptian protesters carry an injured man to safety Photograph: Manuel De Almeida/EPA

Injured Egyptians wait for treatment at a mosque turned into a makeshift emergency treatment centre Photograph: Andre Liohn/EPA

Tourists make their way to an airport terminal to get away from the trouble convulsing Egypt as quickly as possible Photograph: Victoria Hazou/AP