(France 24, 1350 PST February 2, 2011) According to France 24's Guillaume Meyer, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' recent address implies there is strong suspicion within the U.S. government that some of the agitation from pro-Mubarak elements may be something that the government itself is orchestrating.

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(Mosaic Video Alert: February 1, 2011) Iran's Press TV reports that protests in Tahrir Square, or Liberation Square, have turned from peaceful to violent with clashes erupting between "pro-Mubarak thugs" and anti-government demonstrators. The army can no longer be seen in Tahrir Square with soldiers opting to remain in their vehicles. Press TV reports that "thugs" entered the square on camels and horses and that there have been reports of gunshots and Molotov cocktails.

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(Democracy Now! 0530 PST, February 2, 2011) Senior producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous describes his experience walking to the TV studio in Cairo and being approached by a man in the crowd who asked him if he worked for Al Jazeera or Al Arabiya. Reports coming out of Cairo says journalists are being attacked and beaten.

Sharif was giving a live report from Cairo, along with University of California-Davis Professor Noha Radwan.

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