(McClatchy) Hannah Allam and Mohannad Sabry - A demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square turned into a melee of rock-throwing and gunfire Saturday, leaving at least one person dead and more than 70 others injured. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians had staged a peaceful demonstration Friday in Tahrir Square calling for the prosecution of Mubarak-era officials and to pressure the military on promised reforms. The spark for the army attack on protesters who'd remained after curfew came when several uniformed army officers renounced their commanders, took to the stage before the stunned crowd, and stayed chanting and singing with the protesters. Activists said the attack was an effort by the army to arrest the alleged defectors.
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