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[ yelling in foreign language ] >> i got shoved out of the way there. this is just a completely surreal experience. okay, im being told, walk, walk, dont stay. >> some very hairy moments. ivan watson, who is in the square right now, also found himself the target of protestors. take a look. >> reporter: im holed up in a building in the middle of tahrir square behind the barricades in opposition controlled territory. this is where weve been working throughout days and nights of peaceful protests. ...

Onslaught. theyve held their ground, theyve been digging in, setting up barricades and are determined to fight. many of these men who are going to the front lines are already walking wounded with bandages on their heads, some of them with slings and carrying makeshift weapons, clubs, they ripped apart the barriers in the streets here and the aluminum siding that was on construction site here and theyve been using those as shields and barricades to fortify themselves. with a man speaking over a l...

>> and how are they defending? i know theyve had these metal barricades set up, but what kind of weapons to the anti-mubarak protestors have? because theyve been searched when they go into the square by not only egyptian military troop, checking i.d.s, bodily searching them. weve all been searched. what kind of weapons did they have? >> sticks. you know, pieces of metal. theyve been digging up the street and they had a whole system where teens would carry buckets of stones to use at the front li...

>> you were out there in the crowd today. you got roughed up in the crowd, as did we. and well show you some of the most dramatic video coming up a little bit later on. but i think one of the most disturbing things from my perspective is watching the egyptian troops standing by, these are troops that had controlled access to the square for days now. they had been searching anti-mubarak demonstrators. as they went into the square over the last several days. i didnt see any troops patting down pro...

Remain contained in that epicenter area or spill over into other sections of the capital? you were mentioning the military not intervening and stepping in when there was clear danger directed against ordinary people. but its not just the fact theyre not intervening but the military presence is tiny considering the level of danger and the thousands and thousands of people. you have one or two tanks here, one or two tanks there. but ben was talking about how when you have 100 protestors, you might...

Moment, the surreal moment when the riders on horseback and camel, who we understand work at the giza pyramids nearby, who are upset about the lack of tourist trade because of these protests, that was kind of the spark which reignited things? >> reporter: absolutely, no question about it. and because they were all standing side by side. maybe something else could have sparked it. right now, i dont know if you can see this, were seeing hundreds of the activists kind of all migrating across to the...

The previous statement didnt say after the end of the curfew. so, again, u.s. citizens wishing to depart egypt on u.s. government flights should proceed to the airport after the morning end of curfew. again, im joined here by ben wedeman and ivan watson is in the square. faoud, as you watch this on television today, what was in your mind? >> its so difficult to watch this, because i think this was predicted. we talked about it before. we witnessed civil disobedience basically, but thats not a ga...

The riders on horseback and camel, who we understand work at the giza pyramids nearby, who are allegedly upset about the lack of tourist trade because of these protests, that was kind of the spark which reignited things? >> reporter: absolutely, no question about it. and because they were all standing side by side. maybe something else could have sparked it. right now, i dont know if you can see this, were seeing hundreds of the activists kind of all migrating across to the eastern side of the s...

Informed as possible. viewers not just in the united states, but watching around the world right now. im joined by ben wedeman, ivan watson is with us in the square tonight and faoud ajami and john king. i want to show you some of ben wedemans reporting from earlier today. this is some of the triage places that sprang up to take care of the wounded. lets take a look. >> we will die for our freedom! >> every few minutes, somebody comes in with a great big gash on his head from a rock.

Right back into the blood and gore. i mean, it was a real mess there, and they were trying to deal with it, but those doctors are completely volunteers. theres no facilities actually there. its their skills at work. >> to our viewers, obviously some of those images are disturbing. but we think its important for you to see the reality of the situation here. this is no game. this is life and death for too many people here. im joined by a young american who is living in cairo, a man named hunter mo...