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CAIRO | Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:32pm EST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army took control of Cairo's central Tahrir Square, which had been the focus for thousands of protesters trying to force their way to parliament.

A Reuters witness saw more than 20 military vehicles move into the square shortly after midnight Saturday, blanketing the area.

Protesters, who had earlier been fired at with teargas and rubber bullets, fled into side streets leaving the square empty except for the military, although they remained on the streets continuing to defy the curfew imposed by the government.

(Reporting by Marwa Awad, editing by Alison Williams)

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