Broadcaster al-Jazeera reported late Wednesday that up three people were killed and 1,500 injured in the latest clashes in Cairo.
Hundreds of anti-Mubarak protesters and pro-government demonstrators continued to clash in Cairo's main Tahrir Square, with the health minister reporting that more than 600 people were injured in the day's clashes, dpa reported.
The pro-Mubarak demonstrators were accused of being plain-clothed security officers. Some of the protesters for Mubarak came on horses and were armed with sticks, guns and knives to try to move out the anti-Mubarak protesters who have vowed to stay in Tahrir Square until he steps down.
Meanwhile, the army was still working to guard the nearby Egyptian Museum, which holds more than 120,000 artifacts. Cairo residents had formed a human chain around the museum to protect it from looters before the army was called in on Saturday.
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