Egyptian Army Kills Two in Attack on Protestors

Two protestors are reportedly dead following an early-morning army raid on a mass demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square, where hundreds of thousands had gathered to call for the prosecution of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and the resignation of army chief Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, the current head of state. The army denied using live ammunition, though, according to The Guardian, "images on social media websites appeared to show spent casings of both blank and live shells." Eyewitnesses said protestors were beaten and taken away in vans; the military, unsurprisingly, doesn't remember it like that:

The military issued a statement afterwards blaming "outlaws" for rioting and violating the country's 2am to 5am curfew. It said no one was harmed or arrested.

[Guardian; image via AP]