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A wounded anti-government protester prays during a lull in fighting against pro-government protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Feb. 2, 2011. The Egyptian government struck back at its opponents on Wednesday, unleashing waves of pro-government provocateurs armed with clubs, stones, rocks and knives in and around Tahrir Square in a concerted effort to rout the protesters who have called for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's near-30-year rule. (Ed Ou/The New York Times)