CAIRO - Egyptian police detained one protester and scuffled with others among a group of about 200 demonstrating on Tuesday for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's rule, a security source and witnesses said. Egyptian security forces detain a protester during a demonstration by several hundred members of the opposition against the government, in Cairo on Tuesday.
The protest was organised by Egypt's two most active grassroots groups, the Sixth of April Youth and Kefaya (Enough), which want changes to the constitution to free up politics and an end to emergency law that allows indefinite detentions.
Egypt holds a parliament election later this year and a presidential vote next year. The president's ruling party is expected, as usual, to dominate in the assembly. Rights groups have cited widespread abuses in past votes.
Mubarak, 81, had gallbladder surgery in Germany in March and has not been seen in public since returning last month. He has not said if he will run for another term.
The protesters were surrounded by police in riot gear and scuffles started when some demonstrators tried to break through a cordon to start a march from a court complex in central Cairo, Reuters witnesses said.
