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Egypt Security Forces Scramble To Contain Deadly Violence

Egypt's new government is struggling to restore stability in the country after the latest wave of violence.

A riot police officer, on a armoured personnel carrier surrounded by anti-Mursi protesters (foreground), fires rubber bullets at members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi along a road at Ramsis square, which leads to Tahrir Square, during clashes at a celebration marking Egypt's 1973 war with Israel, in Cairo October 6, 2013. At least 28 people were killed and more than 90 wounded in clashes during protests in Egypt on Sunday, security sources and state medi
A policeman fires rubber bullets at members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at Ramsis Square during clashes at a celebration marking Egypt's 1973 war with Israel, in Cairo, Oct. 6, 2013. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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