At Least 34 Opposition Members Freed from Egyptian Prisons

[Turborama]

Source: VOA

At least 34 members of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood political party walked out of prison Sunday after protesters overpowered guards at detention centers.

A spokesman for the party made the announcement Sunday. The Muslim Brotherhood members were among thousands of prisoners set free during the violent protests that have rocked Cairo, Alexandria, and other Egyptian cities since Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in public spaces again Sunday, including Cairo's Tahrir Square, to continue their call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down after 30 years in office. There is a heavy military presence on the streets of Cairo, with tanks guarding banks, government buildings, and the Interior Ministry headquarters.

In many cases, protesters have welcomed the security forces as protection from the violence that has killed more than 100 people and injured an estimated 1,000.


Read more: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Uncertain-Sunday-Dawns-in-Cairo-Israel-Monitoring-With-Vigilance-114893029.html

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Hmmm, I just heard one of them being interviewed and I think he was saying he was set free by the prison guards.

[elias49]

1. "...set free by prison guards." I was wondering

how protesters could overpower guards without a good deal of bloodshed.
I guess your postscript answers that question.
It's the only thing that makes sense.

[asjr]

2. Muslin Brotherhood--are they the good guys

or the bad guys?

[Robb]

3. Remains to be seen.

Many members have renounced their violent past.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. They seem like "bad guys" who are quickly taking advantage of the

situation in Egypt (link below)

But after decades of meddling by Western interests it's harder to clearly determine good guys and bad guys. The US has been propping up Mubarak's iron rule for a long time. Once again the 'man on the street' has nothing good to say about 'democratic' America. Many wouldn't even speak to the NPR reporter on the scene once they learned she was American...

(Muslim Brotherhood moves in):
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20110129-red-alert-hamas-and-muslim-brotherhood

[louis-t]

5. Lots of groups will try to take advantage.

Gonna be messy for awhile.