14/09/2012 16:04
New clashes outside U.S. Embassy in Cairo
Outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, riot police sporadically clashed with protesters for a fourth straight day after a failed attempt to disperse them early Friday.
Officers armed with shields and batons, backed by an armed personnel carrier, rushed a group of several hundred protesters shortly after dawn to quell a violent demonstration that had raged through the night. Police advanced to Tahrir Square, where some officers kicked over makeshift tents.
After the rush, a smaller number of demonstrators regrouped near the U.S. embassy across from police lines, and stones and teargas canisters once again crossed in the air. Police fired rubber bullets at protesters, the CNN says.