1446: The BBC’s Jim Muir in Cairo says: “I’ve just come back from Tahrir square and the atmosphere has changed completely from what it was like over the past few days. Near the national museum, there is a sort of front line that has been established between the protesters and supporters of President Mubarak. A lot of rocks are being thrown. I saw people breaking up the pavements so they could have sharp bits of stone to throw. In the last few minutes, there have been some shots ringing out, though it is not clear where they are coming from. The army is not trying to intervene. Its troops are not trained in how to deal with riots, and I do not know how the situation will be defused.”
1444: The BBC’sKim Ghattas tweets: US official tells me “really worried” about clashes in Cairo but Washington still in contact with #Egypt army
” Washington still in contact with #Egypt army “
Hmmmmmm......