Nothing like a piece of polystyrene saying “freedom or martyrdom” to stop a bullet from entering your forehead

The saying goes that you shouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight. But in Egypt, where violence is once again reaching a crescendo, protesters are protecting themselves with whatever they can find as they fight fierce street battles with the military. Check out their home-made armour consisting of garden buckets, gas masks and…egg boxes:

An egg box to protect this guy’s cranium

Thousands of protesters remain massed in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, which is once again at the heart of the revolt against a military regime that Egyptians say must go. Protests demanding that the military rulers step down have spiralled into a week of violence as Egyptian police battled with demonstrators, blanketing the area around the square with tear gas and leaving at least 40 people dead.

Check out some more creative combat gear below:

[Source: Daily Mail]