Egyptians raid Israeli Embassy in Cairo (13 images)

Nearly 1,000 Egyptian demonstrators gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo on September 9, 2011. Demonstrators attacked a protective wall built to protect the embassy with hammers and a large metal bars, while military police nearby did nothing to stop them. Israel has become a focus of protest since Israeli forces killed five Egyptian security officers in the Sinai three weeks ago.

EgAn Egyptian demonstrator uses a sledgehammer to break a concrete wall which was built recently outside the Israeli embassy to protect the building, in Cairo on September 9, 2011 , as about 1,000 people gathered outside the building housing the mission and attacked the wall with hammers and a large metal bar, while military police nearby did nothing to stop them. UPI/ Mohamad Hosam

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Egyptian demonstrators throw stones at police early on September 10, 2011 during clashes outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo after protesters raided the building. UPI/ Mohamad Hosam

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An Egyptian protester pleads to God with a Koran in his hand during a mass rally at Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, calling for reforms as the ruling military warned it would respond harshly to any violence by activists in Cairo, on September 9, 2011. UPI/ Mohamad Hosam

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Ambulances are parked just outside Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square as thousands of Egyptians protested on September 9, 2011 to call for reforms, with the ruling military warning that it would respond harshly to any violence by activists. UPI/ Mohamad Hosam

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