Egyptian protests in Cairo - in pictures

Egyptian protesters opposed to President Hosni Mubarak pray in Tahrir Square Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

A man calls on his fellow demonstrators to make space for Egyptian soldiers Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Supporters of President Mubarak wait on a stairway after they were detained by anti-government protesters Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Soldiers in a no man's land filled with stones try to keep anti-Mubarak protesters behind barricades Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

Anti-Mubarak protesters bring stones to throw at his supporters Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Egyptian soldiers try to separate pro- and anti-Mubarak demonstrators in Tahrir Square Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA

Protesters rest in a makeshift clinic after being wounded during clashes with Mubarak supporters Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters carry away a man suspected of being a plainclothes policeman for treatment after he was hit by a rock Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

An injured Egyptian medic works in a makeshift hospital inside a mosque in Tahrir Square Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

An injured anti-Mubarak protester sits inside a burnt-out minibus during a lull in the clashes Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

Anti-government protesters throw stones at Mubarak supporters Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A man prays near Egyptian army tanks positioned between protesters and Mubarak supporters Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images