CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian military is taking up positions between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak.
Soldiers did not intervene, other than firing warning shots, during attacks on the anti-government protesters Wednesday by Mubarak supporters.
Hours after automatic gunfire hit the protest camp at Tahrir Square, killing at least three protesters, soldiers carrying rifles could be seen lining up between the two sides late Thursday morning. Several hundred other soldiers were moving toward the front line.
Four tanks have cleared a highway overpass from where Mubarak supporters had hurled rocks and firebombs onto the protesters.
