Street battles waged in Cairo on second anniversary of Mubarak’s ouster

An Egyptian protester runs to throw a tear gas canister back at riot police, not seen, during clashes next to the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Security forces sprayed protesters with water hoses and tear gas outside the presidential palace Monday as Egyptians marked the second anniversary of autocrat Hosni Mubarak’s ouster with angry demonstrations against his elected successor. <AP Photo/Khalil Hamra>

Anti-government demonstrators clash with Egypt’s security forces and presidential guards outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 11, 2013, on the second anniversary of the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>