Another Crazee 'Egyptian Evening' (19 dead, 150 wounded)

That ‘Arab Spring’ that keeps on springing or giving or something erupted again in Cairo last night:

Massive clashes that drew in Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims, and Egyptian security forces raged over a large section of downtown Cairo Sunday night, leaving at least 19 people dead and more than 150 injured, Health Ministry officials said. It was the worst violence since the 18-day uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February.

The ongoing clashes lasted late into the night, bringing out a deployment of more than 1,000 security forces and armored vehicles to defend the state television building along the Nile, where the trouble began. The clashes spread to nearby Tahrir Square and the area around it, drawing in thousands of people. They battled each other with rocks and firebombs, some tearing up pavement for ammunition and others collecting stones in boxes.

Oh, well. Not to worry. Maybe next year for that Nile cruise. Meanwhile, a few bars from Dean-o to remind you how it once was….