A Night in Tahrir Square

A Night in Tahrir Square
Jacopo Quaranta

Young Men
Mohamed Magdy, 23, left, a former engineering student and Mohamed Morsi, 21, a former law student, occupy stairs in the first building facing one of the most contentious parts of the square. In the case of an attack, they said they would be among the first to respond.

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