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A protester throws a stone at riot police near cabinet offices near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 18, 2011. Protesters and security forces fought in Cairo on Sunday, the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and exposed rifts over the army's role as it manages Egypt's promised transition from military to civilian rule. Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh By Marwa Awad and Alexander Dziadosz CAIRO | Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:51pm EST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police and soldiers fired weapons and used batons and teargas for a fifth day on Tuesday in the latest security operation to clear Cairo's central Tahrir Square of opponents of army rule. The sound of heavy gunfire rang out across the square as armed security forces charged hundreds of protesters attempting to hold their ground, activists and a Reuters witness said. "Hundreds of state security forces and the army entered the square and began firing heavily. They chased protesters and burned anything in their way, including medical supplies and blankets," protester Ismail said by telephone. Before the latest security charge, protesters had been trying to tear down a brick wall the army had put up to block access to parliament, which is located beside the square. A security source told Reuters some protesters wanted to remove the wall in order to reach parliament and destroy it. Medical sources have said 13 people have been killed since Friday, but the protesters say the latest attack produced more casualties. "Some of those who fell had gunshot wounds to the legs," Ismail said. Hundreds more were wounded and scores have been detained in attempts to disperse protests in and around Tahrir Square, hub of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February. Politicians and members of parliament who had been staging a sit-in nearby tried to enter the square but were forced to turn back as the pitched gun battle raged on, Ismail said. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the use of "excessive" force against the protests, which have deepened a rift among Egyptians over the role of the army and cast a shadow over the country's first free election in decades. An army general told a news conference that "evil forces" wanted to sow chaos and said soldiers had shown "self-restraint" despite provocation by those trying to burn down buildings and create discord between the army and the people. The human rights watchdog Amnesty International called on arms suppliers to stop sending small arms and ammunition to Egypt's military and security forces in the wake of the violent crackdown on protesters. Reporters Without Borders said the army's "systematic use of violence against media personnel," was blocking access to information in and around the square. Soldiers have been filmed using batons to beat protesters, even after they have fallen to the ground, while many protesters have hurled stones. "HITLER'S INCINERATORS" In one incident, a government building housing historic books was set on fire. "What is your feeling when you see Egypt and its history burn in front of you?" retired general Abdel Moneim Kato, an adviser to the military, told the Al-Shorouk newspaper. "Yet you worry about a vagrant who should be burnt in Hitler's incinerators." The latest violence broke out just after the second stage of a six-week election for Egypt's new parliament that starts a slow countdown to the army's return to barracks. The military has pledged to hand power to an elected president by July. An army source said 164 people had been detained. A security source said a 26-year-old man had died in custody, although the cause of death was not immediately clear. The state news agency MENA said the public prosecutor had detained 123 people accused of resisting the authorities, throwing rocks at the army and police, and setting fire to government buildings. The prosecutor had released 53 others. "From the start of the revolution, the evil forces have wanted to drag Egypt into chaos, putting the army into confrontation with the people," General Adel Emara said. "What is happening does not belong with the revolution and its pure youth, who never wanted to bring down this nation." He said troops had faced people wielding knives, petrol bombs and other weapons, and that those guarding state buildings had a right to self-defense. Many Egyptians want to focus on building democratic institutions, not street activism, but have nevertheless been shocked by the tactics of security forces in and around Tahrir. Video footage showed two soldiers dragging a woman lying on the ground by her shirt, exposing her underwear, then clubbing and kicking her. General Emara described it as an isolated incident that was being investigated. He also said the army had not given orders to clear Tahrir Square by force. ELECTION OVERSHADOWED Ban Ki-moon's office said he was "highly alarmed by the excessive use of force employed by the security forces against protesters, and calls for the transitional authorities to act with restraint and uphold human rights, including the right to peaceful protest." The violence has overshadowed the election, which is set to give Islamists the biggest bloc in parliament. Western powers, long friendly with Mubarak and other Arab strongmen who kept a lid on Islamists, have watched warily as Islamist parties have swept elections in Morocco, Tunisia and now Egypt following this year's Arab uprisings. Hard-core activists have camped in Tahrir since a protest against army rule on November 18, which was sparked by the army-backed cabinet's proposals to permanently shield the military from civilian oversight in the new constitution. Tough security tactics against angry youths also sparked a flare-up last month in which 42 people were killed. Some activists asked protesters to stop hurling stones on Sunday, but they refused. Other activists handed over to the army people they said were making petrol bombs. The violence has deepened the frustration of many Egyptians tired of months of unrest that has left the economy in tatters. "There are people who wait for any problem and seek to amplify it ... The clashes won't stop. There are street children who found shelter in Tahrir," said Ali el-Nubi, a postal worker. (Additional reporting by JoAnne Allen in Washington, John O'Callaghan, Edmund Blair, Tamim Elyan, Shaimaa Fayed and Dina Zayed in Cairo; Writing by Kevin Liffey; Editing by Michael Roddy) World Egypt Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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