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Letter from Cairo: Egypt’s future unclear as protesters take sides

A person dressed in an army uniform approached me with an unsheathed knife threatening to attack if I did not leave and never attempt to return to the protest scene. Welcome to Cairo 2011.

I was among the million protesters gathered at Tahrir Square, close to the entrance of the Egyptian Museum and the main route from downtown Cairo.

Two plain-clothed men approached me demanding to know if I was for or against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

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