Egypt's army ruler visits Tahrir Square

Egypt's top general, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, on Sunday toured Cairo's Tahrir Square where protesters have been camped out for more than three weeks demanding an immediate end to military rule, state media reported.

The field marshal, who was Hosni Mubarak's defence minister for two decades, is head of the ruling army council that took control when the former president was ousted by a popular uprising in February. (Reuters)