some suspect that the army used tactics of Mubarak style after weeks of peaceful protests mainly post-revolutionary crisis of Egypt is entering a more violent phase of the fighting.For two days running, demonstrators have marched from the Tahrir square to the headquarters of the military rulers of Egypt, the Supreme Council of the armed forces, of the Ministry of defence.
Confrontations in the second city of Alexandria and the Suez canal city has also been angry.
Witnesses estimate that up to 20,000 people joined the March in Cairo on Saturday. Moving in the Ministry of defence were defying a tacit "red line".
Even during the revolution in January and February there were only some protests outside the Ministry of defence and the nearby presidential compound.
The protesters are angry at the slow pace of change, the continued use of military courts to try civilians and what they see as reluctance to prosecute officials of the former regime.
More aggressive response to the demonstrations only exacerbated his fury.
To protect the Ministry of defence, the military blocked the road with vehicles and barbed wire.
But witnesses said the violence came at the start of the men in civilian clothes they threw stones and bombs of gas at the demonstrators and ran from the streets armed with knives and sticks.
As the situation escalated, the army fired tear gas into the crowd.
Also heard shots, but it is believed to they have been soldiers firing blanks in the air.
Military ruler in a statement after the first gear in the Ministry of Defense on Friday, the Council praised local people to form a human shield to keep demonstrators away from the military headquarters.
But the opposition believed that the army has revived the strategy of the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, sending of plain-clothes thugs to attack demonstrators and then denied responsibility.
The military Council has always insisted that did not attack the peaceful protests.
The army in Egypt enjoys much public support and confidence, by its decision not to open fire during the revolution downed Mr Mubarak.
Also know that many Egyptians are tired of the constant protests that blocked traffic in the Centre of Cairo and other cities and he blamed by some for damage to the economy and prevent the country return to normal.
Military nerveBut the military is also, obviously, very nervous.
Substantial power and is widely suspected of profiting from corruption under Mr Mubarak.
Should fear that it could become public sentiment against them very quickly, especially when soldiers opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
Contradictory statements from the army in recent days illustrate his dilemma.
The military Council ruling had directed one of the groups of young people, the movement 6 April and accused of trying to open a gap between the people and the army.
But Marshal Mohammad Hussein Tantawi, in his first public speech since the assumed control in February, pledged to work for a democratic Egypt and praised the role of the Egyptian youth in the revolution from the beginning of this year.
Another complication is the role of Islamists.
They are considering calling for a so-called "million-men" March on Friday to press for his vision for the future of Egypt.
The mostly secular demonstrators in the Tahrir square may fear they could be overwhelmed by the supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, even the most organized movement of masses in Egyptian politics, although his precise level of support is in dispute.
All this comes as the approaches to date for the trial of former Mr Mubarak on 3 August.
Still having contradictory reports about his health. Doctors have denied he is comatose, or that it does not have cancer.
The general impression is that it is not well.
His lawyer is obliged to advocate that the trial was postponed due to illness.
Many in the opposition and relatives of the dead during the revolution, will be deeply sceptical about any such claims.
If we postpone the trial, there is real danger of a large outbreak of anger in the streets of Egypt.
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