The anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising brought a violent display of the country's furious divisions on January 25, as giant crowds danced at government-backed rallies and security forces crushed demonstrations by rival Islamists and some secular activists.
Increased security was visible across Cairo as Egyptian officials prepared for rival political groups holding rallies to mark the third anniversary of the start of the 2011 uprising that forced out former president Hosni Mubarak. Security forces were deployed around major squares and outside key state installations, one day after a series of bomb attacks targeted police facilities in the Egyptian capital, killing six people and injuring more than eighty.
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