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A foreign journalist is believed to have been killed while covering the anti-government riots in Cairo today.
The reporter, who is understood to be a Greek national, was one of dozens of journalists who came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak during another day of heavy violence in the Egyptian capital.
Journalists were beaten with sticks and fists by pro-government mobs on the streets Cairo and dozens were reported detained by security forces in what the U.S. called a concerted attempt to intimidate the press.
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Fury: Egyptian soldiers restrain a protester who tried to get to opposition lines near Tahrir Square in Cairo today

Pro-Mubarak activists clashed with pro-democracy supporters yesterday, with many in the pro-Mubarak camp accused of working for government ministries, including police forces [Getty]Photographers reported a string of attacks by supporters of President Hosni Mubarak near Tahrir Square, the scene of vicious battles between Mubarak supporters and protesters demanding he step down after nearly 30 years in power.
The Egyptian government has accused media outlets of being sympathetic to protesters who want Mubarak to quit now rather than complete his term as he has pledged. But this evening there were reports that Egypt's military were rounding up journalists for their own protection.

Eye of the storm: Protesters gather in Cairo's main square this morning amid fresh clashes between anti- and pro-government supporter

Stand-off: Anti-government protesters (bottom) hold their position amid escalating chaos

The injured Greek journalist, Petros Papaconstantinou, said on Kathimerini's website that: 'I was spotted by Mubarak supporters. They ... beat me with batons on the head and stabbed me lightly in the leg. Some soldiers intervened, but Mubarak's supporters took everything I had on me in front of the soldiers.'

Restraint: Egyptian army soldiers try to stop pro-government demonstrators from approaching Cairo's Tahrir Square

A Greek freelance photographer was punched in the face by a group of men who stopped him on the street near Tahrir Square and smashed some of his equipment.
The leaders of France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain said in a joint statement that the 'attacks against journalists are completely unacceptable'.
Associated Press spokesman Paul Colford said that 'AP journalists in Egypt have faced the same harassment and intimidation as other news organisations'.
One Associated Press location was disrupted by men wielding sticks, and satellite equipment was taken.
'The situation was quickly defused,' Colford said.
'No one was injured.'

Manning the barricades: An anti-government protester stands atop a homemade roadblock in Cairo's main square

Turkey's state broadcaster TRT, said its Egypt correspondent, Metin Turan, was beaten by a group of around 15 pro-Mubarak demonstrators with batons and lost a tooth in the attack. His camera, money and cell phone were stolen.
Three other Turkish journalists were also stopped and roughed up near Tahrir square, TRT said.
Polish state television TVP said that two of its crews were detained in Cairo. One was released after one of its camera's was smashed, it said.

Detained: A pro-Mubarak supporter is carried away by Egyptian soldiers after he was restrained and tied up by the soldiers during clashes with anti-Mubarak protesters

Egypt's Government spokesman Magdy Rady had earlier said that the assertion of state involvement in street clashes and attacks on reporters was a 'fiction', and that the government welcomed objective coverage.
'It would help our purpose to have it as transparent as possible. We need your help,' Rady said.
He added that some media were not impartial and were 'taking sides against Egypt'.

Safe haven: Egyptians take a rest at a mosque turned into a makeshift emergency treatment centre

Ms Moore, a pro-democracy activist, said: 'We’ve seen the dead brought in over night and all sorts of injuries. The police are behind this. Either they are plain-clothes officers or they are paid thugs.
'They’ve turned the square into a war zone. Anti-government protesters outnumber them, but the Mubarak supporters have weapons, molotov cocktails and knives.

'Our protests against Mubarak have been peaceful with families camping in the square, but they have mostly left because of the violence. But we are still determined and will not leave.'

Improvised armour: An opposition supporter throws a rock during rioting with pro-Mubarak supporters

Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has since apologised for the attacks by regime supporters on anti-government protesters in central Cairo, vowing to investigate who was behind them.
The protesters accuse the regime of sending a force of paid thugs and policemen in civilian clothes to attack them with rocks, sticks and firebombs to crush their movement to oust the president
Prime Minister Shafiq told state TV: 'I offer my apology for everything that happened yesterday because it's neither logical nor rational.'

THE MANY WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD IN A FIGHT WITH STONES

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The anti-Mubarak protesters in Tahrir Square have resorted to a variety of headgear - at times comical - to protect themselves in the pitched battle against President Mubarak's thugs.

Stones are the preferred weapon in this Old Testament-style fight within the Egyptian capital and the protesters have made use of whatever lies closest to hand.

There's the man with a saucepan on his head, another with what looks like a latticed litter basket - so he can still see where the rocks are coming from - and another with a piece of styrofoam tied with a scarf to the top of his head.
In Yemen, one protester was even more inventive - he created a makeshift helmet with two baguettes, a chapatti and clingfilm.

Throughout last night there were what appeared to be a planned series of assaults on the demonstrators. Activists said police snipers used the cover of darkness to shoot at them, killing at least three people.
About 300 people are believed to have died since the Egyptian uprising began. But after several days of peaceful rallies the situation drastically changed within the last 24 hours. The president’s supporters charged into the square on horses and camels, lashing people with whips, while others rained firebombs and rocks from rooftops.
Demonstrators calling for an immediate end to Mr Mubarak’s 30-year-rule accused the state of organising the violence to crush their protest or to create a pretence for the military to intervene to restore order.
The protesters showed police ID badges they said were taken from their attackers, while some government workers said their employers ordered them into the streets.
Dr Rafik Bedair, of the Egyptians United group based in the UK, helped organise a group of six British doctors who flew out to Cairo from London last night to provide medical treatment to protesters. He told the Standard: 'There is no question this is state-organised violence. People are being massacred in the square. The big question is when the army will intervene and whose side they will take.
'The government has used these tactics before at election times of paid thugs and secret police to create unrest. They may then call on the army to keep order. But more anti-government protesters have been arriving in the square this morning to increase our numbers. People are willing to fight.'
The U.S. is condemning the notion the state may have co-ordinated violence against protesters.

Preparations: Anti-government protesters bring stones to throw at supporters of President Hosni Mubarak

Aftermath: Protesters carry a suspected plain clothes policeman for treatment after he was hit by a rock

The Egyptian people must be able to exercise freely their right to peaceful assembly, and enjoy the full protection of the security forces. Attacks against journalists are completely unacceptable.'We condemn all those who use or encourage violence, which will only aggravate the political crisis in Egypt.
'Only a quick and orderly transition to a broad-based government will make it possible to overcome the challenges Egypt is now facing. That transition process must start now.'
Their statement echoed calls by the White House which has been demanding that America's old ally - who has said he will not stand for election again in September - should begin the process of political transition immediately.
David Cameron's official spokesman said: 'We will continue to use all channels to bring pressure to bear on the regime.'

An injured pro-Mubarak supporter is detained by anti-government demonstators at an underground metro station after being rounded up

As the U.N. moved to evacuate its staff, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for s swuift transition of power.
'Many people are now asking the government should take reform,' he told a London news conference.
'There have been calls for transition, very orderly peaceful transition. If a transition needs to be taken, the sooner the better.
Asked about reports of attacks on reporters, Ban said: 'The freedom of speech, whether peaceful demonstrators or journalists, should be fully guaranteed and protected.
'The government should listen very attentively to the wishes of the people.'

Time out: An anti-government protester takes a rest in the rock-strewn main square

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