“a scene of complete anarchy”

If you saw the stone-throwing video on this blog earlier, this means those stone-throwers would now have moved forward from that position. Not sure if they’re as far as the Ramses Hilton, but given the gunfire northeast of the Hilton, I would conclude yes.

1609: The BBC’s Jim Muir in central Cairo says he’s in middle of pitched battle on the northern side of Tahrir Square. He says the anti-government protesters are pushing forward – lobbing stones and rock. They’ve moved out well beyond the perimeter of the square. Says it’s a scene of complete anarchy.