Hundreds of protesters were still camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square Sunday following a night of bloody clashes with rival demonstrators loyal to the ruling military council, an AFP reporter said. Fierce battles erupted in the Abassaya neighbourhood after anti-regime protesters were blocked from reaching the headquarters of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).
The health ministry said that 231 were injured when police fired tear gas and protesters were pelted with stones and rocks by rivals loyal to the army.
After the clashes, protesters headed back to join others camped out in Tahrir Square - the epicentre of protests that ousted president Hosni Mubarak in February. The fighting in Abassaya came hours after SCAF accused groups in Tahrir, including the April 6 pro-democracy movement, of sowing instability.
Looking tired and dispirited, protesters vowed nonetheless to continue pressing for change. "We will stay in the square," where a sit-in is into its third week, said Mohammed Amr, 32, wearing an eye patch.
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