Egypt rocked by pitched battles between pro and anti-Mubarak factions – in pictures
Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak gather at the Mohandessin area in CairoPhotograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPAA demonstrator atop a military vehicle tries to calm the crowd as pro-government and anti-government protesters clash all over CairoPhotograph: Sebastian Scheiner/APSupporters of President Mubarak Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
A wounded demonstrator is evacuated from Cairo's Tahrir SquarePhotograph: Khalil Hamra/APAnti-government demonstrators react during rioting between pro- and anti-Mubarak supporters in Tahrir Square Photograph: Suhaib Salem/ReutersAnti-government protesters confront supporters of President Mubarak in Tahrir Square as Egypt convulsesPhotograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesAn injured Egyptian woman receives treatment at a makeshift emergency treatment tentPhotograph: Andre Liohn/EPASupporters of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak demonstrate in favour of the regimePhotograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty ImagesA pro-government demonstration streams past army tanks near Tahrir SquarePhotograph: Ben Curtis/APEgyptian protesters calling for the removal of President Mubarak throw stones at government supporters Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty ImagesBystanders flee clashes between pro and anti-government factionsPhotograph: Sebastian Scheiner/APSupporters of President Hosni Mubarak rode into Cairo on camels and horses Photograph: Mohammed Abou Zaid/APA woman cries during a pro-Mubarak demonstration in CairoPhotograph: Khalil Hamra/APAn injured protester in Cairo is carried awayPhotograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/APAnti-government protesters gather broken paving stones as weaponsPhotograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesA supporter of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak rides a camel through the melee as pro-Mubarak and anti-government protesters clash in Tahrir SquarePhotograph: Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesPro-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/APA protester in dress shirt and tie hurls a stone at anti-Mubarak demonstrators in Tahrir SquarePhotograph: Jim Hollander/EPAAn opponent of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak attacks a horse-riding pro-Mubarak supporterPhotograph: Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesDemonstrators run for coverPhotograph: Suhaib Salem/ReutersAnti-government protesters clash with supporters of President Mubarak Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PAAn injured journalist is held on top of an armoured personnel carrier by Egyptian soldiersPhotograph: EPAAn injured protester Photograph: Andre Liohn/EPAEgyptian army tanks positioned between supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak in CairoPhotograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPAA bloodied Egyptian man is brought away from frontline clashes in Tahrir Square, CairoPhotograph: Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesA pro-Mubarak supporter is detained by anti-government demonstators during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ReutersA demonstrater throws stones during the rioting, which continued long into the nightPhotograph: Suhaib Salem/ReutersDemonstrators take cover Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/ReutersPro-Mubarak protesters kiss his portrait Photograph: Andre Liohn/EPAAn Egyptian demonstrator stands on top of an army tank as as pro and anti-Mubarak protesters fight running battles through Cairo's streetsPhotograph: Andre Pain/EPAAn Egyptian anti-regime protester wounded during clashes with government supporters Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty ImagesAn Egyptian Muslim cleric prays in front of on army tank Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/APEgyptian protesters carry an injured man to safetyPhotograph: Manuel De Almeida/EPAInjured Egyptians wait for treatment at a mosque turned into a makeshift emergency treatment centre Photograph: Andre Liohn/EPATourists make their way to an airport terminal to get away from the trouble convulsing Egypt as quickly as possiblePhotograph: Victoria Hazou/AP
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