The assistant to the minister of interior, general Sami Sidhom, speaking to Al-Jazeera called the events "chaos, not activism. The actual revolutionaries left the square yesterday. Those who are currently there, are instigators [implying that they are paid or thugs] sent to create problems."

Thousands took to Tahrir square earlier on Saturday, after police brutally evacuated dozens of activists who spent the knight in the iconic square.