Tear down this wall: Protesters topple a barrier as Cairo braces for large demonstrations

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Egyptian protesters worked Thursday to tear down a cement wall built to prevent them from reaching parliament and the Cabinet building near Tahrir Square, in Cairo. Ultimately, they toppled the wall. The protests come on the eve of the second anniversary of Egypt’s Jan. 25 uprising, which toppled longtime authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak in 2011. 

Protesters flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes after protesters removed a concrete barrier near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 24.
Protesters flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes after protesters removed a concrete barrier near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 24.Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

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