In this atmosphere, lynching is only a matter of time

By Jason Koutsoukis
Updated November 9 2012 - 6:41pm, first published February 4 2011 - 2:15pm
Mob rule ... a man suspected of being a policeman is mobbed in Tahrir Square.
Mob rule ... a man suspected of being a policeman is mobbed in Tahrir Square.

CAIRO: One of the more disturbing aspects of life in Tahrir Square over the past few days has been the crowd's periodic detention of men believed to be plain-clothes police officers.

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