Many polling stations already had long lines outside before they officially opened at 8:00 AM local time. Some queues were said to be up to two miles long.
Caroline Sinz and her crew were filming in Mohamed Mahmoud Street when they were jumped on by a gang of teenage boys, she said. Then the group dragged them toward Tahrir Square, and she became separated from her cameraman.
Derrik Sweeney, 19, Gregory Porter, 19, and Luke Gates, 21, were detained over the weekend, accused of throwing firebombs at security forces from a rooftop near Tahrir Square.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay described the images from Tahrir Square as "deeply shocking," and demanded an investigation into violence that has killed at least 32 people.
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