4:20 p.m., Saturday, January 29, 2011- by L.S. Carbonell
During a telephone conversation with Cairo resident Ahmed Ramez, MSNBC was informed that the Cairo police opened the doors of their jails and prisons, releasing criminals onto the streets. The police have allegedly taken the attitude that if the protesters want to be disorderly, they should be taught what real disorder is. Mr. Ramez and friends are guarding their homes with weapons he stressed they have licenses to own. Demonstrators have set up security checkpoints to block traffic to the luxury homes and shops in the suburbs to reduce the looting. During the night, a small group of men managed to break into the Egyptian Museum, destroy a couple of mummies and loot the ticket office before being driven away by demonstrators. They were unable to reach the most valuable artifacts.
Israel has called out its reserve forces and evacuated its civilians from Egypt.
The death toll is now at 68.
The Egyptian military is placing itself between the protesters and the police in an apparent attempt to prevent further bloodshed and keep the police from being attacked. (article from http://lezgetreal.com )
