Fears Egypt is on the brink of second revolution

Police and army units appeared to have recaptured Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday night after a weekend of deadly violence raised fears that Egypt was on the brink of a second revolution – this time against the country's military leadership.

At least six protesters were reportedly killed and nearly a thousand more wounded as clashes in scenes redolent of the uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, the former president, nine months ago.

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