*** Egypt protests: New street battles erupt in Tahrir Square *** http://ping.fm/P0Nxm Fierce fighting resumed in central Cairo on Monday as the Egyptian health ministry said the death toll from the anti-junta protests had reached at least 20, with more than 1,700 injured. The violence is concentrated on the south-west corner of Tahrir Square, in central Cairo, where a heavily-fortified line of security forces has been holding ground for 48 hours. Teargas and other ammunition is being fired from their stronghold in Mohamed Mahmoud Street, near the interior ministry. A makeshift field hospital in the square was attacked with teargas.