Update Situation in Egypt Unrest
6:40pm Clashes between Lebanese military and protesters who staged a solidarity protest in Beirut, after they tried to storm the Egyptian embassy while chanting "Mubarak must go".
6:29pm When discussing the Mubarak government's accountability, Human Rights Watch spokesman Joe Stork tells Al Jazeera: "I wouldn't focus so much on the army per se - but on the responsibility of the government...It's not clear that when the military forces fired [earlier today] they were firing at the protesters. They may have been firing to provide cover. The army's role has been very ambiguous and very passive but reflects the criminal negligence of the government."
6:24pm An Al Jazeera correspondent just Tweeted: Small clash breaking out on 6th of October bridge; a handful of pro-Mubarak thugs are throwing rocks. #jan25 #egypt
6:22pm We're seeing wire reports of significant anti-Mubarak demonstrations at the Egyptian embassy in Beirut late this afternoon. More than 100 protesters clashed with Lebanese police after trying to break through a security cordon and enter the building. No arrests or injuries were reported, but police were using batons and rifle butts to push away the crowds. Army troops were then brought in to reinforce the police lines. Many of the protesters were holding up portraits of the late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser.
6:16pm One of Al Jazeera's correspondents near Tahrir Square says:
People are hurling petrol bombs down at the crowds below, and you can see small fires breaking out...It's difficult to determine who is who and which supporters belong to which group. We were also hearing a string of gunshots and seeing flares fired into the air - we assume by the military.
6:11pm Egypt's Health Ministry says that 13 people were killed and 1,200 injured in last night's clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators.
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