Egyptian Army Says It Will Not Fire on Protesters

Egyptian Army Says It Will Not Fire on Protesters
Anthony Shadid, David D. Kirkpatrick and Kareem Fahim, The New York Times News Service: "The Egyptian Army announced Monday for the first time that it would not fire on protesters, even as tens of thousands of people gathered in central Liberation Square for a seventh day to shout for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. The announcement came after the opposition dismissed Mr. Mubarak's cabinet reshuffle as inadequate and as concerns over violence were heightened by the presence of security police officers clustered near the square's entrances, their first deployment there in three days."
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