Chaos Breaks Out in Cairo's Tahir Square

(Newsroom America) -- Thousands of protesters clashed with Egyptian police and soldiers in Cairo's Tahir Square Sunday for the third straight day in clashes that have seen 10 people killed and scores injured.

The clashes are a sign of uncertainty over the military's ongoing role in governing the country, as it transitions to civilian rule.

Photos showed protesters squaring off against lines of baton- and shield-wielding police. Dozens of protesters have been beating by police, including at least one woman who was dragged through a street by her hair, then stripped and stomped by soldiers.

Buildings throughout the square, especially government structures, have been firebombed and were burning as protests continued.

Many protesters are angry at the behavior of the army, while others simply want to focus more on elections and less on the street protests, Reuters said.

Others have said many of the protesters were merely revolting for the sake of it, and did not have any political goals in mind.

"There are people who wait for any problem and seek to amplify it ... The clashes won't stop. There are street children who found shelter in Tahrir," one postal worker told Reuters.

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