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Protests break out on 2nd anniversary of Egyptian uprising

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    Conor Powell reports from Jerusalem

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-- brand new protests.

Breaking out in Egypt exactly two years to the day after demonstrators -- it -- to the streets.

In a bid to -- then President Hosni Mubarak out of office.

That many in the crowd saying that the goals of the pro democracy uprising.

Have not been next.

And denouncing their new Islamist president.

Kind of -- -- us now live in the mideast bureau he has followed this story for the last couple of years what are they demanding their now Connor.

Well Martha the anger and frustration of the protesters and -- across the country -- once again on display now thousands of protesters across the country turned out but the largest protests have been in Cairo.

-- -- -- -- -- There have been some reports of clashes around the ministry of interior building in the Presidential Palace but it's not the type of violence we've seen it other protests.

Now the princesses are essentially saying that -- Revolution of two years ago has been hijacked particularly by the Muslim Brotherhood -- now in power led by president Mohamed -- did protesters and opposition groups are acutely.

Concerned that they feel that the government is no longer or is not working apart.

All egyptians and they really want.

A government that is seen as being on.

The side of all egyptians not -- to sort of special interest groups that corruption is still across the board problems in Egypt in the economy is stagnant.

There are still opposition groups are really unhappy with the direction of the country.

And this is their chance to sort of turn out into express that anger -- the way this is the story of our time in terms of farm policy.

For the coming year Kyra thank you so much this season there are.