100000 i kravaller i Kairo mot regeringen! Livestream i första inlägget[Mod]

"---Broadly speaking, Egyptians respect their army, which is still seen as a patriotic bulwark against their neighbour Israel, with whom they went to war in 1967 and 1973.

But the black-clad riot police, the Central Security Force (Amn al-Markazi), belongs to the interior ministry, and has been in the forefront of much of the violent confrontations with protesters.

Poorly paid and mostly illiterate, they number around 330,000 when combined with the Border Force. They themselves rioted over low pay in the early years of President Mubarak's rule and had to be brought under control by the army.

The army has a similar strength - around 340,000 - and is under the command of Gen Mohammad Tantawi, who has close ties with the US (he has just been visiting the Pentagon).---"

Iran uppmanade samtidigt den egyptiska regimen att underkasta sig demonstranternas "rättvisesökande" krav och undvika våldsutövning på lördagen. "Iran följer noga utvecklingen i Egypten och förväntar sig att landets företrädare lyssnar till den muslimska nationens röst samt följer dess rättmätiga krav", löd ett yttrande från Ramin Mehmanparast, talesman för Irans utrikesdepartement som publicerades av den statliga nyhetsbyrån Irna.