Egyptian Army Repudiates Force to Suppress Protest

As opposition forces announced an indefinite general strike and planned a "march of a million" in Cairo, the Egyptian army pledged not to use force to crush protests.

Soldiers talk to protesters in Alexandria, on January 28, 2011.

Police cars on fire in front of Alexandria's Siddi Brahim mosque.

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