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Thousands of protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo July 29, 2011.
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Mon Aug 1, 2011 10:19am EDT
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army moved into Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square Monday clearing away a few hundred protesters who remained camped there after the main groups ended their three-week demonstration.
There was little sign of any violence, though witnesses said some shots were fired in the air, as army vehicles and troops moved in to end the protest that began on July 8 with calls for speedier reforms by the army which is now ruling Egypt.
The army acted two days before former President Hosni Mubarak goes on trial for his role in killing protesters during the uprising centered on Tahrir Square that drove him from power on February 11. Demonstrators had been demanding a speedy trial.
Mubarak, who has been hospitalized in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in April, signed a courts summons to acknowledge the request for him to attend the trial in Cairo Wednesday, the state broadcaster's website reported.
State media showed pictures of preparations in the Cairo Police Academy where Mubarak's trial will be held, including a cage where defendants stand in Egyptian criminal trials.
Some passers-by clapped as cars and buses drove through Tahrir. The square is a major thoroughfare and was blocked to traffic, angering some Egyptians who are tired of protests that have disrupted their lives and damaged the nation's economy.
"Thanks to the army for clearing the square. Please take down those banners," shouted one passer-by.
A list of 26 groups said in a statement Sunday that they would end their protest during Ramadan, but still said they wanted more changes from the army generals now in power.
But a few hundred people had said they would stay on in the square during Ramadan, when Muslims do not drink or eat between sunrise and sunset.
Protesters have occupied Tahrir since July 8 making demands that included a deeper purge of officials who served Mubarak and faster trials in corruption cases.
The army and its cabinet have offered some concessions, including sweeping out of top officers in the police force and televising trials of ex-ministers and other former officials.
The army also warned earlier this month it would use legal means to end protests, but had not acted till now.
Hossam al-Din Ibrahim, 45, a construction worker, in Tahrir said earlier Wednesday that he was not linked to the groups who called off the protest and vowed to remain until Mubarak, other top officials and executives were tried and convicted.
"We want them to be executed, like the ... martyrs who were killed by the police during the revolution. In religion there is retribution for people who killed," he said, referring to the 850 or so people killed in the uprising against Mubarak.
(Additional reporting by Yasmine Saleh and Omar Fahmy; Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Jon Hemming)
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