The military has led a violent crackdown on the Egyptian revolution since the fall of Mubarak . On 9 March 2011 military police violently dispersed a sit-in in Tahrir Square , arresting and torturing protesters . Seven female protesters were forcibly subjected to virginity tests . During the night of 8 April 2011 military police attacked a sit-in in Tahrir Square by protesters and sympathetic military officers , killing at least one . On 9 October the Egyptian military crushed protesters under armed personnel carriers and shot live ammunition at a demonstration in front of the Maspero television building , killing at least 24 . On 19 November the military and police engaged in a continuous six-day battle with protestors in the streets of downtown Cairo and Alexandria , killing nearly 40 and injuring over 2,000 . On 16 December 2011 military forces dispersed a sit-in at the Cabinet of Ministers building , killing 17 . Soldiers fired live ammunition and attacked from the rooftop with Molotov cocktails , rocks and other missiles
killing at least 24
Maspero demonstrations
Egyptian revolution of 2011