Burning buildings, hurtling rocks, makeshift barricades and panicked shouting all paint a frightening picture of how anarchic Egypt has become in recent days. Whilst many took to the second round poles, hundreds of protesters staged a sit-in outside the cabinet building, demanding the removal of the military council. According to them, the elections only create the facade of civilian rule whilst the military continue to wield power. "The seeds that are planted need to be on fertile land, not on dirty ground." Only a couple of hours after the polling centres closed, their concerns became painfully apparent as state security forces attacked the protesters. Bombarding them with a barrage of rocks, glass bottles and even live ammunition, several people were killed. Since the first revolution in Tahir Square army attacks have rarely deflated the mood of popular protest, however. Street clinics pop up to treat the wounded and women support the battle by collecting rocks and running the ammunition to men on the front line. "The majority of us are hungry, we can not afford to feed our children, but we would rather starve than not seek justice."