
Protesters chant slogans and wave Egyptian national flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 4, 2012. Hundreds of black-clad riot police deployed around the Itihadiya palace in Cairo's district of Heliopolis. (Associated Press)

Protesters chant slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 4, 2012. Hundreds of black-clad riot police deployed around the Itihadiya palace in Cairo's district of Heliopolis. (Associated Press)

An Egyptian protester takes a photo with her mobile phone as she chants slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 4, 2012. Hundreds of black-clad riot police deployed around the Itihadiya palace in Cairo's district of Heliopolis. (Associated Press)