Protesters clash with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry

Protesters clash with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square, in Cairo on November 22, 2011. Egypt's military ruler said today that presidential polls will be held by the end of June, and offered a referendum on the immediate transfer of power in a bid to contain mass anti-military rallies. As news of the statement filtered into Cairo's Tahrir Square, where tens of thousands attended an anti-military rally, protesters began to chant against Tantawi. The Tahrir Square rally came after days of deadly clashes pitting police against protesters demanding democratic change. Sporadic confrontations continued today, with police using batons, tear gas and birdshot against demonstrators.