Soldiers clear Egypt's Tahrir Square

2012-08-23 2

Baton-wielding soldiers have cleared Egypt's Tahrir Square of protesters.

Troops went into central Cairo, close to parliament and cabinet offices, beating demonstrators and burning their tents.

Earlier, the military-appointed prime minister Kamal El-Ganzouri branded the protesters counter-revolutionaries.

Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo.