The relative calm of the day before was shattered early Feb. 2 when supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with their fellow countrymen who have called for the president to step down.
The mob’s anger extended to the media. Photographer Peter van Agtmael, working for The Wall Street Journal, was attacked by a mob. Mr. Van Agtmael managed to escape, but his cameras were stolen and he was left with cuts and bruises.
All photographs: Guy Martin for The Wall Street Journal
Mubarak supporters march towards Tahrir Square carrying portraits of the President.
Mubarak supporters ride on horseback carrying bamboo sticks.
Anti-government protesters are injured in clashes with Mubarak supporters.
Supporters of President Mubarak carry photographs as they march toward the city center.
Mubarak supporters on horseback ride in Tahrir Square.
Mubarak supporters riding on camels join the demonstration against anti-government protesters.
Broken cobbles and larger rocks lay on the ground.
Protesters from opposing camps threw stones at each other during clashes.
An injured man held a cloth to his head.
Anti-government protesters watch as fighting spreads.
Protesters stand on Egyptian army tanks in Tahrir Square.
Mubrarak supporters erect a temporary monument to the president.
A man, apparently bleeding, stands in front of a shop as fighting between pro- and anti-Mubarak groups escalates on the streets of Cairo.
Anti-government protesters carry an injured man away from the fighting in Tahrir Square.
A young boy ran past a crowd.
An injured man is carried away from the scene of fighting in Cairo.
Egyptians loyal to President Mubarak march in central Cairo carrying photo portraits of the President.
A man holds rocks in his hands.
A man stands on a tank as pro- and anti-government factions fight each other in central Cairo.
Bleeding from his head, a man retreats from the scene of clashes in Cairo.
A man bows his head as night falls on Cairo.
All Photographs: Guy Martin for The Wall Street Journal
