- Hundreds of thousands demonstrate at vast rally in Tahrir Square
- Egyptian pound hits six-year low after more than two weeks of protests
- Mubarak holds talks with Muslim Brotherhood but fails to make progress
Fresh footage of the full brutality of violence on the streets of Egypt has emerged, showing vicious clashes between protesters and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak.
Posted on YouTube, the videos feature a pro-Mubarak van driver being surrounded and dragged from his vehicle by a mob of anti-government demonstrators.
Another scene sees supporters of the Mubarak regime driving a jeep towards protesters.
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Set upon: Pro-Mubarak supporters are attacked by protesters after attempting to drive through a crowd
Callous: Pro-Mubarak Egyptians speed towards a group of protesters
Backfired: The plan goes awry as their van skids out of control, with passengers in the back falling to the road below
Engulfed: The men are soon surrounded by a large group of pro-democracy protesters
The violence that has blighted Cairo for almost a fortnight is evident in graphic detail as the Mubarak loyalists are shown losing control of their vehicle and being set upon by protesters.
While some of the president’s supporters are led away to be detained, being beaten as they go, another man receives seemingly selective punishment, with protesters beating him as he lies apparently unconscious on the Cairo road.
Another scene from the video features laser-guided shots being fired at protesters on a bridge as they hide behind a car.
Riot: Pro-democracy supporters attempt to topple a van driven by a Mubarak backer after he had targeted the crowd at speed
Fate unknown: Close up footage shows the crowd dragging the driver away after pulling him from his van
Violent clashes: Demonstrators strike pro-regime Egyptians while leading them away to be detained
Targeted: Shots are fired at anti-government protesters as they cross a Cairo bridge
The video, which shows clashes from last Wednesday and Thursday, emerges as protesters called for further demonstrations.
Vice President Omar Suleiman has promised there will be no reprisals against the protesters for their two-week campaign to eject Mubarak after 30 years in office.
‘A clear road map has been put in place with a set timetable to realise the peaceful and organised transfer of power,’ he added, as he led talks with opposition groups including the Muslim Brotherhood.
Though some normality is returning to Cairo, with lengthy queues forming at banks with severely restricted opening hours, mainly younger protesters have called for a push to remove Mubarak as the authorities tried to squeeze them out of central Cairo.
Meanwhile the Egyptian pound has fallen to a six-year low.
Demonstrations today were some of the biggest to date as hundreds of thousands gathered in Tahrir Square to oppose Mubarak.
Many are camped out in tents, vowing to stay until Mubarak quits. There are more mass demonstrations planned for Friday.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood has given the beleaguered president one week to leave after talks failed.
U.S. President Barack Obama, however, said the talks were making progress. ‘Obviously, Egypt has to negotiate a path and they're making progress,’ he told reporters in Washington.
Mass movement: Protesters gather on Tahrir Square as the anti-government protests continues in Cairo
Generational fervour: A young protester chants anti-government slogans during demonstrations inside Tahrir Square
Fighting for their country: Thousands of Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters shout slogans as they take part in a demonstration
The United States, adopting a cautious approach to the crisis, has urged all sides to allow time for an ‘orderly transition’ to a new political order in Egypt, for decades a strategic ally.
But protesters worry that when Mubarak does leave, he will be replaced not by the democracy they seek but by another authoritarian ruler. Many young men in Tahrir Square on Monday dismissed the political dialogue taking place.
The opposition has been calling for the constitution to be rewritten to allow free and fair presidential elections, a limit on presidential terms, the dissolution of parliament, the release of political detainees and lifting of emergency law.
The state news agency MENA reported on Monday that Mubarak had set up two committees to be involved in drawing up changes to the constitution.
The potential rise to power of the banned Muslim Brotherhood troubles Cairo's Western allies and
I WAS KEPT BLINDFOLD FOR DAYS, SAYS FREED GOOGLE EXECUTIVE
Relief: Wael Ghonim after being released from custody
A young Google executive imprisoned for 12 days by Egyptian authorities has admitted he started the Facebook group that inspired anti-government demonstrations.
Wael Ghonim, a marketing manager for the Internet company, wept through an emotional interview just hours after being freed.
He spent his entire time in detention blindfolded but insisted he had not been tortured and said his interrogators treated him with respect.
He admitted starting the ‘We are all Khaled Said’ Facebook page but added: ‘I didn't want anyone to know that I am the administrator.
‘There are no heroes; we are all heroes on the street. And no one is on their horse and fighting with the sword.’
He continued: ‘This is the revolution of the youth of the Internet and now the revolution of all Egyptians.'
His interview commemorated some of those killed in the protests and showed their pictures, sending Mr Ghonim into sobs just before he got up and walked out of the studio.
'I want to tell every mother and father: I am sorry. I swear it is not our fault. It is the fault of everyone who held on tight to authority and didn't want to let go,' he said before cutting short the interview.
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