Cairo exploded in violence over the weekend as demonstrators battled police over the right to occupy Tahrir Square. The protestors are demanding an end to military rule and an immediate transition to civilian authority. Reuters: The bloodshed in and around Cairo's Tahrir Square, epicenter of the anti-Mubarak revolt, threatens to disrupt Egypt's first free parliamentary election in decades, due to start next week. Clashes have raged on and off since police used batons and tear gas to try to disperse a sit-in in Tahrir on Saturday. Protesters have brandished bullet casings in the square, but police deny using live fire. Medical sources at Cairo's main morgue said 33 corpses had been received there since Saturday, most of them with bullet wounds. At least 1,250 people have been wounded, a Health Ministry source said. "I've seen the police beat women my mother's age. I want military rule to end," said 21-year-old Mohamed Gamal. "I will just go home in the evening to change my clothes and...(Read Full Post)