Egypt protesters attacked by 'armed civilians' in Cairo

Pro-democracy activists in Egypt have been attacked by men in plain clothes, armed with knives, outside the interior ministry in Cairo, reports say.

It is the first attack since the fall of Hosni Mubarak last month.

Serving the citizens'

On Sunday, men in plain clothes armed with swords and petrol bombs confronted the pro-democracy activists

"The army started firing in the air to disperse us," Mohammed Fahmy told Reuters news agency.

"We tried to run away but we were met by 200 thugs in plain clothes carrying sharp weapons."

Activists who stormed the Cairo headquarters told the BBC they had found evidence of a parallel state structure that monitored all aspects of life in Egypt.

The new prime minister told a crowd of thousands in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday that he hoped Egypt's security apparatus would in future "serve the citizens".

He named as the new interior minister Maj Gen Mansour el-Essawy, a former Cairo security chief. Nabil Elaraby was named as the new foreign minister, and Mahmoud al-Guindy the new justice minister.

To watch the video go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12662504

To conclude we can now say that Egipt has now a new priminister, a new Cairo security chief, a new foreign minister and a new justice minister but at the same time civilians are still protestin