Egyptians Protest Against the Ruling Military
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An Egyptian protestor wearing a gas mask throws away a tear gas canister fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt. After 74 people died at a soccer match in Port Said, clashes in Cairo have begun again as the Egyptian people rise up against the ruling military. Protesters, who accuse the government of failing to prevent the deaths at the match, are demanding an earlier presidential election and transition of power.
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Egyptian protesters wave to riot police near the interior ministry.
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Egyptian demonstrators use surgical masks to protect themselves from tear gas during clashes with riot police near Tahrir Square.
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An Egyptian protester covers his face to protect from teargas during clashes with riot police.
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Egyptian protestors run from tear gas fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt.
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Egyptian riot police charge towards protesters near Egypt's Interior Ministry as violent demonstrations continued into their second day in Cairo, Egypt.
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A protester shows tear gas cartridges shot by the riot police during clashes between protesters and riot police.
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An Egyptian protester throws back a teargas canister fired by riot police during clashes in front of the interior ministry building in Cairo.
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Egyptian protestors carry a wounded man during clashes with the security forces near the Interior Ministry.
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A protester wearing a gas mask sits close to a fire as protests near to Egypt's Interior Ministry continue.
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Egyptian protestors gather in Tahrir Square.
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A protester shoots with a catapult during clashes between protesters and the riot police.
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An Egyptian protester walks past riot policemen during a lull in clashes in downtown Cairo.
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People carry a protester suffering from the effects of tear gas inhalation during clashes.
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A masked Egyptian protester stands near fire during clashes with riot policemen.
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Egyptian protesters hold a banner reading "Port Said is innocent, down with the military rule" during a protest in the coastal city of Port Said. Anger against the ruling military boiled over across Egypt amid fury at the deaths of 74 people in football-related violence.
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Egyptian protesters clash with riot policemen in front of the interior ministry building in Cairo.
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Protesters throw stones toward riot police in Cairo.
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Protesters perform Friday prayers during a break from rioting in Cairo.
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Egyptian protesters throw stones toward riot police near the interior ministry.
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Protesters stand on a concrete wall built during previous clashes in Cairo.
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Egyptian protesters react after launching fireworks during a demonstration near Tahrir Square, Cairo.
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Egyptian men stand inside a soccer stadium the day after deadly clashes in Port Said.
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An Egyptian man reacts after hearing about the death of his relative killed during clashes at a soccer stadium in Cairo. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people.