The Trial of Hosni Mubarak
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Mubarak supporters arrive
Pro-Mubarak demonstrators turned out to the Mubarak trial early, and were a vocal - and provocative - minority outside the entrance.
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Backdrop
At 7am the sun was already brightly shining, and officers waited for approved trial guests to make their way through the barricades to the entrance of the Police Academy.
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I love Mubarak
By 5:30 in the morning, demonstrators sympathetic to former president Hosni Mubarak were making their presence known at the gates to the trial.
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Coverage
The significance of the trial of Hosni Mubarak, a stalwart ally of the USA and Israel, and the strongest of Middle Eastern strongmen for the past 30 years, cannot be overstated. The fact that it is taking place in a civil court in Cairo only augments its significance. As the sun dawned across the desert international and domestic media prepared to beam it live around the globe.
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Revolutionaries
Revolutionaries turned out in large numbers and heckled the former president as his image was projected on a massive screen outside the trial venue. A one-armed revolutionary lead the chants for much of the morning.
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Access Denied
Journalists express their anger at denial of entry to gatekeepers at the Mubarak trial, waving thair press cards and letters of invitation.
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Faded
A pro-Mubarak demonstrator hoists a blurry portrait of the former President in the dawn light outside the trial grounds.
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Dawn
As morning broke over the trial grounds - formerly the Mubarak Police Academy - outside Cairo, officers loitered in one of dozens of police transporters lining the parking lot.
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I reject the humiliation of the president
Mubarak sympathizers were well co-ordinated and many wore matching t-shirts which read: 'I am Egyptian and I reject the humiliation of the president'.
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Mounts
Officers stood at egual distance along the outer wall of the police academy that is serving as the trial venue. Mounted officers ensured coverage across the distance.
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The entry
Riot police line the barricades at the entry to the Police Academy (formerly the Mubarak Police Academy) in Cairo's Fifth Settlement.
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Faces
Mubarak sympathisers stood at the walls of the trial grounds chanting their support for the former president and carrying his portrait.
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A rain of stones
Before Mubarak's helicopter had even arrived in Cairo clashes broke out between revolutionaries and Mubarak sympathizers. By the end of the day, many were injured and ambulances lined the entrance.
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Watching their backs
An Egyptian policeman checks over his shoulder for scuffles behind him while in formation outside the entrance to the Mubarak trial grounds.
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The helicopter
Even as the final minutes before the start of trial ticked away, a sense of confusion as to whether Mubarak would actually appear permeated the Egyptian public and the media. It was only once his helicopter flew over the assembled crowd and into the police academy that his appearance was confirmed. Protesters erupted into cheers and jeers as the former president flew over them.
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The welcome
Moments after Mubarak's helicopter landed, images of his transport to the court by ambulance were broadcast on a massive screen outside the trial venue. Demonstrators held up their shoes in insult to the former President.
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Rock thrower
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The dock
Egyptian State TV broadcast the first public images of Mubarak since his defiant speech on February 10, 2011, during which he vowed to remain in power. Mubarak was flown in a medical helicopter to the the trial, and appeared in court in a hospital bed behind an iron cage.
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Souls
Anti-Mubarak demonstrators met his arrival in carior with their shoes in the air, waving the soles as his ambulance transported him from his helicopter to the trial site.
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Apprehended
A revolutionary hurls a rock towards pro-Mubarak demonstrators at the entrance to the Mubarak trial. Officers were hesitant to arrest protesters, and this man recieved only a stern warning.
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No mans land
A demonstrator carries the Egyptian flag as he runs through the no mans land between pro- and anti- Mubarak demonstrators under a cascade of rocks and bottles.
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Damage
The windshield of an officers car was smashed during the protests.
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Tanks
Egyptian military forces in tanks maintained a presence at each entrance to the trial grounds.
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Scattered
Pro-Mubarak demonstrators scatter and regroup in the aftermath of clashes with anti-Mubarak protesters along the dusty edge of the trial complex.
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Demonstrators
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Stone
A rock flies overhead.
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Clashes
Mubarak supporters clash with revolutionaries outside the trial grounds.
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Clashes
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Flag & Koran
A man stands in the middle of the lot outside the entrance to the trial holding an Egyptian flag and a copy of the Koran.
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Security
Riot police were lined up to stop clashes between revolutionaries and Mubarak supporters.
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Voices Heard?
Demonstrators argue outside the trial venue.
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Capture
Police capture a demonstrator amidst a chaotic battle in front of the Police Academy.
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Suspended
A demonstrator hangs in the air after dodging a rock.
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Injured
A Mubarak supporter grabs his head in pain after being hit by a projectile earlier in the day,
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Victory
Revolutionaries pose in front of riot police lined up to keep them from attacking Mubarak supporters.
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Police Academy
In the pre-dawn light the massive Police Academy (formerly the Mubarak Police Academy) rises from the desert in Cairo's Fifth Settlement, about an hour from downtown.
