Egypt - On the Scene Update By Fox News Correspondent

Egypt - On the Scene Update By Fox News Correspondent

February 2, 2011 - 7:16 AM | by: Greg Palkot
 

UPDATE

Appears tear gas canisters are being fired near us across the front line.  Ten blasts have been heard but the crowds are not moving.

The opposition leader ElBaradei says government backed thugs to cause disturbances.
This as we watch the pro government protesters make a move across the front 0f our building.   They are huddled against the wall immediately below us.

UPDATE 9:15am:

Right in front 0f our hotel pro government protesters pulled up trucks below our window to thrown rocks from.

Anti government protesters have surged up to the trucks.
Pushed foes back.

There is a twenty yard notman's l, between the two groups.
Live fire heard again five minutes ago.

UPDATE 9am:

First Molotov cocktail thrown by anti -government protesters.  It landed in notman's  zone between two groups.

UPDATE 8:45am:

We are hearing small arms fire immediately in front 0f Egyptian Museum.   We believe it's in the crowd.

Street battles continue between the two sides- pro , anti government protesters.   There is notsign 0f security anywhere.  Anti government protesters surge forward only to be pushed back.  Only rocks are being used as weapons now.   People have been injured.  A mob mentality is ruling the street.

Update 8:30am
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In middle 0f melee in Tahir Square. Pro , anti government protesters doing battle. Rocks being hurled. Injuries. Crowds surging back , forth. We are at the flashpoint. In a hotel overlooking scene after being put upon by pro Mubarak thugs.

We have Egyptians to thank f0rour current safety.
When we were put upon by protesters a group 0f thirty friendly folks herded us to the back 0f one alley


With thugs surging down the dead end we thought it didn't look good f0rus.
But our Egyptian friends held them off.

, an Egyptian military officer helped us back twenty yards to the entrance 0f a building.
We then went to a small hotel at the top 0f the building , the owner kindly let us stay.
After forty five minutes he worried about protesters surging in , asked us to leave.

Now we are in a next do0rapartment.
Hosted by another kind man.
At this moment the flash point 0f the clash is immediately in front 0f the building.
We re waiting until the confrontation zone moves before making our move.

7am:

Internet is back up , working in Egypt.

Pro , anti Mubarak forces are facing off.

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