Mubarak turns his thugs loose on democracy protesters
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So who are these people? asks Egyptian author Adhaf Soueif. In support of the president, they throw Molotov bottles and plant pots from the tops of buildings onto the heads of women and children. To establish stability and order, they break heads with rocks and legs with bicycle chains. To have their say in the debate they slash faces with knives. Who are they? Well, every time one of them is captured his ID says he's a member of the security forces.
By Ahdaf Soueif
The Guardian
2 February 2011
Pro-Mubarak thugs with whips ride horses into democracy protestors
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