PHOTOS: Third Anniversary of 2011 Uprising marks riots in Egypt
January 25, 2014
A plainclothes security officer, holding a gun, detains a supporter of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the Cairo neighborhood of Nasr City, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Morsi's supporters were using Saturday's anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising to build up a new momentum in defiance to the military and its political transition plan, despite months of a fierce crackdown that has crippled their ranks and rising public resentment against the Muslim Brotherhood. (AP Photo/Ali Omar) ( APTOPIX Mideast Egypt )
An Egyptian waves a national flag for military helicopters flying over a pro-military rally marking the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ( Mideast Egypt )
A protester wounded in clashes with security forces is evacuated from the site in the Mohandiseen district of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces cracked down on rival demonstrations by Islamist supporters of the ousted president — and by secular activists critical of both camps.(AP Photo/Eman Helal) ( APTOPIX Mideast Egypt )
Egyptian anti-government protesters run for cover from tear gas during clashes with police in the capital Cairo on January 25, 2014 following a rally marking the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge as supporters and opponents of the military-installed government take part in rival rallies for the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. (MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526382774 )
An Egyptian man holds a poster and a mask depicting Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with Arabic that reads, "complete your good deed," near Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ( Mideast Egypt )
Egyptians wave the national flag in Cairo's Tahrir Square during a rally marking the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising on January 25, 2014. A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge as supporters and opponents of the military-installed government take part in rival rallies for the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. (VIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANG/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526388682 )
Hundreds of Egyptian anti-military protesters, mostly supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, gathered on the third anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising before security forces dispersed them with teargas and birdshot, in the Cairo district of Mohandessin, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Security forces also moved to shut down rallies marking the anniversary by secular youth activists who led the 2011 anti-Mubarak uprising and who are critical of both the Islamists and the military. A number of their most prominent figures have been in prison for months amid a campaign to silence even secular voices of dissent. (AP Photo/Sabry Khaled, El Shorouk Newspaper) ( Mideast Egypt )
This aerial image made from an Egyptian army helicopter shows a general view of a pro-military rally marking the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ( Mideast Egypt )
A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is detained by police during clashes with security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces cracked down on rival demonstrations by Islamist supporters of the ousted president — and by secular activists critical of both camps.(AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil) ( Mideast Egypt )
Egyptian anti-government protesters take care of a comrade injured by a rubber bullet fired by police during clashes in the capital Cairo on January 25, 2014 following a rally marking the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge as supporters and opponents of the military-installed government take part in rival rallies for the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. (MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526382513 )
Protesters clash with security forces in the Mohandiseen district of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces cracked down on rival demonstrations by Islamist supporters of the ousted president — and by secular activists critical of both camps.(AP Photo/Eman Helal) ( Mideast Egypt )
A supporter of the Egyptian government flashes the sign for victory during clashes with Muslim Brotherhood supporters (background) in Cairo on January 25, 2014. Deadly clashes erupted in Egypt Saturday as rival demonstrations were held on the anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, underscoring the country's violent polarization three years after the Arab Spring. (AHMED TARANH/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526386477 )
A fully-veiled woman holds a sign bearing a four finger symbol known as "Rabaa", meaning four in Arabic, which is associated with those killed in the crackdown on the Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp in Cairo last year as they protest in solidarity with Egyptians on the third anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak outside the Egyptian embassy in Amman on January 25, 2014. Mubarak was forced to step down on February 11, 2011 after 18 days of demonstrations that left some 850 people dead, ending his three-decade rule of the Arab world's most populous country. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526388241 )
Egyptian police search supporters of the military-installed government as they arrive in Cairo's Tahrir Square to take part in a rally marking the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising on January 25, 2014. A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge as supporters and opponents of the military-installed government take part in rival rallies for the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. (MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526383115 )
An Egyptian masked policeman guards Cairo's state security chief, Osama al-Saghir, third right, as he visits Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Demonstrators began gathering Saturday in Egypt’s Tahrir Square to mark the third anniversary of the start of its 2011 revolution, though streets remained empty elsewhere in a city on edge following a spate of bombings claimed by militants. The interim government has blamed the Muslim Brotherhood group for the violence and designated it as a terrorist organization while the group denied any links to terrorism. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ( Mideast Egypt )
Egyptians walk around an armored personnel carrier parked at a pro-military rally marking the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ( Mideast Egypt )
An Egyptian soldier holds the hand of a child in Cairo's Tahrir Square during a rally marking the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising on January 25, 2014. A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge as supporters and opponents of the military-installed government take part in rival rallies for the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. (VIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANG/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526388884 )
Egyptian dancers perform as part of a march to Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief Gen, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) ( Mideast Egypt )
An Egyptian woman wears a mask of Egypt's Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief El-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) ( Mideast Egypt )
T-shirts, many depicting Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, are on display in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ( Mideast Egypt )
This aerial image made from an Egyptian army helicopter shows a general view of green lasers lighting up a pro-military rally marking the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital, many of them urging military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the man who removed Morsi, to run for president.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ( Mideast Egypt )
Egyptian anti-military protesters, mostly supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, clash with security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Security forces also moved to shut down rallies marking the anniversary by secular youth activists who led the 2011 anti-Mubarak uprising and who are critical of both the Islamists and the military. A number of their most prominent figures have been in prison for months amid a campaign to silence even secular voices of dissent. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ashraf) ( Mideast Egypt )
Egyptians gather next to the wreckage of a car following an explosion outside a police training centre in a north Cairo neighborhood on January 25, 2014. Hours before rival rallies between supporters and opponents of the military-installed government were due to start, residents woke up to a small explosion outside the police training centre, a day after four blasts, including a car bombing outside police headquarters, killed six people. (KHALED KAMEL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526376484 )
Muslim Brotherhood supporters (background) clash with supporters of the Egyptian government in Cairo on January 25, 2014. Deadly clashes erupted in Egypt Saturday as rival demonstrations were held on the anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, underscoring the country's violent polarization three years after the Arab Spring. (AHMED TARANH/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526386532 )
A mortally wounded supporter of Egypt's ousted Islamist president is evacuated as another wounded protester lies in the street during clashes with security forces in the Mohandiseen district of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces cracked down on rival demonstrations by Islamist supporters of the ousted president — and by secular activists critical of both camps.(AP Photo/Eman Helal) ( APTOPIX Mideast Egypt )
A figurine representing Egypt's Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sits at the memorial in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Demonstrators began gathering Saturday in Egypt's Tahrir Square to mark the third anniversary of the start of its 2011 revolution, following a spate of bombings claimed by militants. The Arabic on the statuette reads, "Yes." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ( Mideast Egypt )
An Egyptian man waves the national flag as an Army helicopter hovers over in Cairo's Tahrir Square during a rally marking the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising on January 25, 2014. A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge as supporters and opponents of the military-installed government take part in rival rallies for the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.(VIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANG/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526388697 )
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