Protesters across Egypt defy curfew: Police overwhelmed, Army now on the streets
January 29, 2011 No Comment
Egypt ordered a curfew and sent the army into Cairo and other cities Friday night, but the orders failed to curb protests by tens of thousands of people demanding the end of Hosni Mubarak’s rule. Large fires are visible at several spots in the city, including in some government buildings and the headquarters of Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party.
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The violent epicenter of protests in Egypt is an industrial city few outsiders know much about: the seaport town of Suez, which sits astride the Suez Canal as it opens southward into the Red Sea. Suez has seen its share of blood over the years. In 1967, the coastal town was nearly wiped out during the [...]
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Egyptians have demonstrated in protests rare in size and ferocity against the three-decade rule of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. “Down, Down with Mubarak,” thousands chanted in downtown Cairo Tuesday.
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Both Gamal Mubarak and his father have denied that he wants to take over as president of Egypt. If he did take over from his father, he would be following the lead of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, who took over after his own father’s death.
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