Some tweets from the last few minutes...
Scale of fighting is "stunning" says CNN's Ivan Watson
right in the middle of the clashes. my cameraman is bloodied. utter CHAOS right now! #egypt #jan25
Al Jazeera: Journalist: "There are people atop buildings around Meydan Tahrir throwing fire bombs at protesters
Overheard army officer off Tahrir square. They have no strategy to deal with situation. they are watching passively. #Egypt #Jan25
Horrible: Molotov cocktails being thown from rooftops onto anti-govt. demonstrators #egypt
Protestors now surrounded by Pro-Mabarak supporters, trapped in Tahiri Sq, armed with petrol bombs fighting for their lives...