CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s new military rulers dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution yesterday but said they would govern only until elections to replace ousted president Hosni Mubarak, possibly in six months.
Troops, some wielding sticks, earlier took control of Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the fulcrum of the 18 days of protests that swept Mubarak from power on Friday. It let traffic flow through central Cairo as the army struggled to return life to normal.
The Higher Military Council, which took over after a revolt that changed modern Egyptian history and ended