Tahrir Square: The Smell of Tear Gas in the Morning
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Protesters are seen in front of smoke after burning a police booth in front of the Interior Ministry in Cairo on June 29, 2011 (Courtesy Reuters)

Protesters are seen in front of smoke after burning a police booth in front of the Interior Ministry in Cairo on June 29, 2011 (Courtesy Reuters)

Protesters pray in Tahrir Square during a protest against the ruling military council's handling of the post-revolt phase in the centre of Cairo (Amr Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters)

People wave Egyptian flags during a pro-democracy rally at Tahrir Square, in Cairo (Peter Andrews/Courtesy Reuters)

Tourists walk past shop selling carpets and souvenirs in Mediterranean Turkish city of Antalya (Umit Bektas/Courtesy Reuters)

A woman walks past Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's election campaign posters in Istanbul (Murad Sezer/Courtesy Reuters)
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