streets but then tasted freedom. you ll experience all of that in the hour ahead from cnn international who were there when it happened right from the start. january, 2011, the first rumblings of an uprising in cai cairo. crowds begin to gather in the city central square. a revolution has begun. egypt s dictator for 30 years, and the growing crowd of protesters want him out. but mubar digs in and the once peaceful protest turned violent. this is an unmistakable show of military force. fighter jets flying low over cairo s square, liberation square, which has been a symbol of defiance. in arabic, it means go, go. fire flying through the air. the demonstrators say that s the army firing to warn them to stay away. forces target the unarmed protesters. journists also come under attack. i m a little bit shaken because i got shoved out of the way there. this is just a completely surreal experience. okay. i m being told, walk, walk. okay. i ve been hit now, like, ten ti