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March 31st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda On Friday, a large number of activists chanting anti-junta slogans used sledgehammers and cables to tear down the concrete blocks of the wall erected on a main street leading to parliament near the Liberation (Tahrir) Square, AFP reported.
The protesters also accused the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which took power after former ruler Hosni Mubarak’s downfall over a year ago, of mismanaging the country during a transition period.
Riot police did not try to stop the angry protesters.
The military constructed many concrete barriers in Cairo to keep protesters away from government offices and security headquarters after a string of violent clashes with anti-military protesters have plagued the capital since November.
Mubarak was forced to step down on February 11, 2011 after 18 days of a popular revolution, ending 30 years of rule and paving the way for the SCAF’s assumption of power.
The military rulers say they will hand over power after the results of a presidential election slated for June.
The 83-year-old is facing trial for authorizing the use of force that resulted in the deaths of over 800 pro-democracy protesters during the revolution.
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