Well in case you didn't hear Tunisia had a bunch of protests recently, and now Egyptian officials are dealing with today's protests across Egypt. An Egyptian official has confirmed there are three dead as a result of the anti-government protests today. One was a security officer, and the other two were apparently civilians.
Police shot tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters, also hand-to-hand conflicts involving police with batons were reported in Cairo, MSNBC Reports. Protesters gathered in several areas for today's "Day of Rage." The goal is to remove Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Poverty in the country has caused unrest with much of the population, who blame the current administration for much of the countries economic problems. Protesters shut down Cairo and also gathered in Alexandria and elsewhere.
Word of the rallies utilized Facebook and twitter to help get a strong number of people to participate. Apparently during the rally Facebook and Twitter access were limited by the Egyptian authorities. Of course Egypt is an American ally, so Hillary Clinton essentially said no one should be violent on either side. Because what does America care about? America, instead of poor people elsewhere we just want our allies to hold onto power even when they suck dick.
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