Unrest

A man tries to stop a fire during the explosion of a gas bottle at Tharir Square on February 10, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian people await the upcoming first anniversary of the resignation of the former Muhammad Hosni Mubarak after his 30-year term on 11 February last year. The poor economic condition of the country and the unrest in the past are a threat to the transition to a democracy.

( Carsten Koall/Getty Images / February 11, 2012 )

A man tries to stop a fire during the explosion of a gas bottle at Tharir Square on February 10, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian people await the upcoming first anniversary of the resignation of the former Muhammad Hosni Mubarak after his 30-year term on 11 February last year. The poor economic condition of the country and the unrest in the past are a threat to the transition to a democracy.

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