Cairo, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The Devil 300 meters, the distance between the U.S. Embassy here and Tahrir Square, the scene of clashes between police and protesters, is calm today after police action.
However, there are still traces of almost five days of fighting between protesters and riot police and soldiers: debris, rocks and large puddles of water used to contain the protesters, the smell of tear gas.
There is also a solid wall of concrete blocks erected by emergency authorities, blocking the street that leads to the entrance of the U.S. embassy and it appears that is there to stay.
One man was killed and up to 400 people were injured in the clashes, according to differing versions.
As a precautionary measure, Washington withdrew its diplomatic staff, including the ambassador, according to a version released by the daily Al Masry al Youm, which refrains from citing its source.
The crisis began to subside on Friday when The Ajuan Musulmin (Muslim Brotherhood) chose to announce that their protests against "Innocence of Muslims", a
sacrilegious film to Islam, would be carried away from Tahrir Square.
The decision of the Brotherhood appears to be dictated by reasons of State since Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, left their ranks and in the current circumstances considered advisable to put some distance of facts that present themselves as an aggressive or hostile entity from the Government.
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