1 dead, more than 600 hurt in Cairo clashes

At least one person was killed and more than 600 injured in clashes between riot police and protesters in Cairo's Tahrir square on Saturday after a protest demanding the ruling military transfer power swiftly to a civilian government.

Police pulled down tents of about 100 protesters who had camped in the square overnight after a demonstration on Friday of about 50,000 people, mostly Islamists, against the military leadership. (Reuters)