Egyptian Protests in Tahrir Square

A protester on near Tahrir Square holds a spent shotgun shell and a tear gas canister. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A protester on near Tahrir Square with spent shotgun shells on his fingers. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A street near Tahrir Sqaure covered in rubble from a night of clashes between protesters and the police. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Protesters camped out in Tahrir Square. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A wounded protester on Tahrir Square. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

A protester winces with pain from tear gas. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Protesters clash with police on a side street near Tahrir Square. (VOA - Y. Weeks)

Egyptian police have been battling for control of Cairo’s Tahrir Square with protesters angry at the continuing role of the military in Egyptian politics.