Egypt marks 1st year without Mubarak
Fragmented nation torn between celebrating, protesting military’s reign
Posted: January 26, 2012 at 6:02 a.m.
A demonstration on the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution turned into a contest Wednesday between Islamists and other activists over whether to celebrate the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak or to rally against the continued rule of the generals who took power. Declared a national holiday, the occasion drew teeming crowds in cities across the country, including an estimated 100,000 demonstrators packed into the revolution’s symbolic center in the capital’s Tahrir Square and the surrounding streets.
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