From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Day 10 of the protests in Egypt.

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

In Cairo's

to rear square today, pro-government forces escalated attacks on anti-government protesters,

there was gunfire and reports of some fatalities. Reporters and camera crews from the international

news media are being assaulted and detained, apparently to remove witnesses to the crackdown.

At the same time, President Hosni Mubarak's new prime minister apologized for the violence

and the army tried to separate the battling factions.

We'll talk with residents of Cairo about the disruption of their lives

and how a political transition might be accomplished.

We'll hear how the Obama administration is trying to influence events.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

Violence escalated

overnight in Cairo's Terrier Square. Journalists from NPR, the Washington Post, the New York Times,

CNN, Al Jazeera, and other news outlets are being detained and in some cases roughed up by pro-government

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