There is a tense stand-off in the Egyptian capital’s main square, after fights broke out between supporters and opponents of beleaguered President Hosni Mubarak. Thousands of the president’s supporters had surged into Cairo’s Tahrir Square, dismantling barricades set up by anti-Mubarak groups.
It followed a call by the army for protesters to return home after nine days of anti-government demonstrations led Mr Mubarak to pledge he would not stand for re-election in September.
