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« on: January 28, 2011, 04:30:17 pm »

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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2011, 04:36:21 pm »


Egypt Protests: LIVE Updates As Opposition Fills The Streets




CAIRO (AP) - The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. It was a major escalation in what was already the biggest challenge to authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak's 30 year-rule.

Internet and cell-phone services were disrupted across Egypt starting overnight and throughout the day as authorities used extreme measures to hamper protesters from organizing the mass rallies called after Friday prayers.

Police also fired water cannons at one of the country's leading pro-democracy advocates, Mohamed ElBaradei, and his supporters as they joined the latest wave of protests after noon prayers. Police used batons to beat some of ElBaradei's supporters, who surrounded him to protect him.

A soaking wet ElBaradei was trapped inside a mosque while hundreds of riot police laid siege to it, firing tear gas in the streets around so no one could leave. The tear gas canisters set several cars ablaze outside the mosque and several people fainted and suffered burns.

Large groups of protesters, in the thousands, were gathered at at least six venues in Cairo, a city of about 18 million people, and many of them were on the move marching toward major squares and across Nile bridges.

They are demanding Mubarak's ouster and venting their rage at years of government neglect of rampant poverty, unemployment and rising food prices.
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2011, 04:37:53 pm »

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'I Have Asked The Government To Step Down'

Mubarak did not resign, but has asked the government to step down. He said:

    I have requested the government to step down today. And I will designate a new government as tomorrow to shoulder new duties.

Mubarak Speaks

Mubarak is making an announcement. He said that he regrets the casualties but stressed, "There is a fine line between freedom and chaos." He appeared calm and collected and is stressing the need to defend order in the country.

He addressed the commitment of the government to "ease the suffering" of the people brought on by economic woes. He also referred to acts of looting by the protestors. The Egyptian leader said he was addressing Egypt as "the President of the Republic and an Egyptian citizen."
Desperate Twitter Plea

Filmmaker Louis B Lewarne tweets from Egypt:
dancefromiraq    @ dancefromiraq : URGENT CALL Wounded desperately need medical supplies in Bab El Loq and transport to hospital DM me for details

His bio says that he is based in Cairo.

You can see a roundup of tweets from the ground in Egypt here.
1,030 Wounded In Cairo

13 people have been killed in Suez and 1,030 have been wounded in Cairo. According to Reuters:

    [Medical sources] did not specify whether they were protesters or police who were killed, or how they died.They said 1,030 had been wounded in the protests in Cairo, up from an earlier estimate of 870.

'Nobody To Protest Against'

Ben Wedemen of CNN is reporting from Cairo that the situation is calming down as the government recedes. He tweets:
bencnn    @ bencnn : Cairo calmer:there is no gov't, no authority, no police. Soldiers and RepGuards at ForMin, StateTV. No protest bcs nobody to protest against

Death Toll Rises

According to Al Jazeera, the death toll for the protests has now risen to 11. Breaking News tweets:
BreakingNews    @ BreakingNews : Suez death toll 11 in #Egypt unrest - Al Jazeera #jan25

Egyptian Plane Bomb Scare

Reports the AP:

Greek authorities say an Egypt Air passenger jet has made an unscheduled landing in Athens after a note with a possible bomb threat was found aboard.

Officials say all 251 passengers have been safely evacuated from the plane, which was flying from London's Gatwick Airport to Cairo. Police are checking the plane for explosives.

The pilot requested to land at Athens shortly before 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) Friday, after a piece of paper containing the word "bomb" was found in the plane, authorities said.
Reports from Egypt

Reader Amr B. writes:

    Internet is blocked, the small ISP I happen to be with still has access and is reported to be the only one in Egypt with access, no one knows why it's still working. Mobile phones are out, so it's very difficult to get any information from the people on the street. Landlines are still working though.

    There is a curfew now, but it's being widely disregarded, the army is reported to be taking over from the police. The ruling party's headquarters is reported to be set on fire, which is a symbol of what is currently happening.

Gibbs Press Conference

White House spokesperson says that Obama has not spoken with Egyptian president Mubarak. He also said that the protests were a situation that would be sovled "by the Egyptian people."

Gibbs reiterated that the US's assistance to Egypt would be re-evaluated based on the ongoing unrest. He clarified that all aid to Egypt would be under review, both military and non-military, When asked if the US stands with Mubarak, he answered, "We're monitoring a very fluid situation."

When asked about the Muslim Brotherhood, Gibbs said that the administration was "not in touch with the Muslim Brotherhood."
Protestors Cheer Army

Al Jazeera has this report of protestors cheering the military as they drive through city streets earlier in the night. The army has been met with open arms by the protestors.
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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2011, 04:38:11 pm »

live blog
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'I Have Asked The Government To Step Down'

Mubarak did not resign, but has asked the government to step down. He said:

    I have requested the government to step down today. And I will designate a new government as tomorrow to shoulder new duties.

Mubarak Speaks

Mubarak is making an announcement. He said that he regrets the casualties but stressed, "There is a fine line between freedom and chaos." He appeared calm and collected and is stressing the need to defend order in the country.

He addressed the commitment of the government to "ease the suffering" of the people brought on by economic woes. He also referred to acts of looting by the protestors. The Egyptian leader said he was addressing Egypt as "the President of the Republic and an Egyptian citizen."
Desperate Twitter Plea

Filmmaker Louis B Lewarne tweets from Egypt:
dancefromiraq    @ dancefromiraq : URGENT CALL Wounded desperately need medical supplies in Bab El Loq and transport to hospital DM me for details

His bio says that he is based in Cairo.

You can see a roundup of tweets from the ground in Egypt here.
1,030 Wounded In Cairo

13 people have been killed in Suez and 1,030 have been wounded in Cairo. According to Reuters:

    [Medical sources] did not specify whether they were protesters or police who were killed, or how they died.They said 1,030 had been wounded in the protests in Cairo, up from an earlier estimate of 870.

'Nobody To Protest Against'

Ben Wedemen of CNN is reporting from Cairo that the situation is calming down as the government recedes. He tweets:
bencnn    @ bencnn : Cairo calmer:there is no gov't, no authority, no police. Soldiers and RepGuards at ForMin, StateTV. No protest bcs nobody to protest against

Death Toll Rises

According to Al Jazeera, the death toll for the protests has now risen to 11. Breaking News tweets:
BreakingNews    @ BreakingNews : Suez death toll 11 in #Egypt unrest - Al Jazeera #jan25

Egyptian Plane Bomb Scare

Reports the AP:

Greek authorities say an Egypt Air passenger jet has made an unscheduled landing in Athens after a note with a possible bomb threat was found aboard.

Officials say all 251 passengers have been safely evacuated from the plane, which was flying from London's Gatwick Airport to Cairo. Police are checking the plane for explosives.

The pilot requested to land at Athens shortly before 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) Friday, after a piece of paper containing the word "bomb" was found in the plane, authorities said.
Reports from Egypt

Reader Amr B. writes:

    Internet is blocked, the small ISP I happen to be with still has access and is reported to be the only one in Egypt with access, no one knows why it's still working. Mobile phones are out, so it's very difficult to get any information from the people on the street. Landlines are still working though.

    There is a curfew now, but it's being widely disregarded, the army is reported to be taking over from the police. The ruling party's headquarters is reported to be set on fire, which is a symbol of what is currently happening.

Gibbs Press Conference

White House spokesperson says that Obama has not spoken with Egyptian president Mubarak. He also said that the protests were a situation that would be sovled "by the Egyptian people."

Gibbs reiterated that the US's assistance to Egypt would be re-evaluated based on the ongoing unrest. He clarified that all aid to Egypt would be under review, both military and non-military, When asked if the US stands with Mubarak, he answered, "We're monitoring a very fluid situation."

When asked about the Muslim Brotherhood, Gibbs said that the administration was "not in touch with the Muslim Brotherhood."
Protestors Cheer Army

Al Jazeera has this report of protestors cheering the military as they drive through city streets earlier in the night. The army has been met with open arms by the protestors.
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2011, 04:39:06 pm »



The US has issued a travel warning for Egypt. Reports the AP:

WASHINGTON — The State Department is urging Americans to defer any non-essential travel to Egypt because of the large anti-government protests and warning U.S. citizens already in the country to stay put until the situation stabilizes.

You can read more here.
Today 1:52 PM Possible Dialup Service

Reader Stéphane M. tells us that a dial-up Internet service has been made available by a French data service. You can call the number to set up an internet connection. Reports Stéphane:

    An anonymous dialup service provided by www.fdn.fr on +33172890150 login: toto

    password: toto #egypt

FDN, the company providing the service, has written the following in response to the Internet blackout in Egypt:

    For this reason, and because this is definitely a open attack from a state against Internet, FDN has decided to a small window on the network by giving access to anyone interested a modem access account.

    This way, anyone in Egypt who has access to a analog phone line and can call France is able to connect to the network using the following number: +33 1 72 89 01 50 (login: toto, password: toto).

    We hope by this action to contribute to the freedom of expression of the egyptian people and allow them to keep a connection with the rest of the world. Finally let's emphasize that FDN only offers a technical solution.
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« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2011, 04:47:00 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T86e9Vih5E&feature=player_embedded

Today 9:00 AM October 6 Bridge

AL Jazeera has video of water cannons being fired and tear gas being lobbed by police in Cairo. Protestors are reportedly gathering on the October 6 bridge.
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« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2011, 04:47:46 pm »

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Today 11:25 AM Video From Earlier

More dramatic videos coming in from earlier in the day.
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« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2011, 04:49:03 pm »

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« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2011, 05:09:59 pm »

This video, reportedly of Suez, Egypt, shows protestors running from what seems to be tear gas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE-NMEYAMf0&feature=player_embedded
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Yemen Joins Protests

Inspired by Tunisia, Yemen is now also protesting. Reports the AP:

Tens of thousands of people called for the Yemeni president's ouster in protests across the country on Thursday inspired by the popular revolt in Tunisia.

The demonstrations led by opposition members and youth activists are a significant expansion of the unrest sparked by the Tunisian uprising, which also inspired Egypt's largest protests in years. They pose a new threat to the stability of the Arab world's most impoverished nation, which has become the focus of increased Western concern about a resurgent al-Qaida branch, a northern rebellion and a secessionist movement in the south.
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Protests In Alexandria

Watch this video of raw footage in Alexandria:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6G9YTibL5g&feature=player_embedded
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2011, 05:12:25 pm »

Who Are The Protestors?

The New York Times has an interesting piece on the makeup of the protests. While the Muslim Brotherhood has been the traditional face of the Egyptian opposition, the current protests are being driven by the youth movement. Writes the Times:

    Many of the tiny, legally recognized political parties — more than 20 in total, with scarcely a parlor full of grass-roots supporters among them — are leaping to embrace the new movement for change but lack credibility with the young people in the street.

    Even the Muslim Brotherhood may have grown too protective of its own institutions and position to capitalize on the new youth movement, say some analysts and former members. The Brotherhood remains the organization in Egypt with the largest base of support outside the government, but it can no longer claim to be the only entity that can turn masses of people out into the streets.

    “The Brotherhood is no longer the most effective player in the political arena,” said Emad Shahin, an Egyptian scholar now at the University of Notre Dame. “If you look at the Tunisian uprising, it’s a youth uprising. It is the youth that knows how to use the media, Internet, Facebook, so there are other players now.”
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2011, 05:12:56 pm »

Associated Press Journalists Arrested

In addition to the Guardian journalist mentioned below, the AP is reporting that a slew of its reporters and camera operators have been arrested, and some beaten, by Egyptian security officers. Reports the AP:

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police arrested an Associated Press Television News cameraman and his assistant early Wednesday while they were filming clashes between security forces and protesters in Cairo. An AP photographer was beaten by a policeman and injured while shooting demonstrations.

APTN's Haridi Hussein Haridi, 54, and his assistant Haitham Badry, 23, were taken into custody during the biggest anti-government protests Egypt has seen in years. Haridi telephoned the AP news bureau to say the two had been pushed into a police van and were being driven to an unknown location before his mobile phone was disconnected.

Nearly 18 hours later, Haridi telephoned a colleague to say he and Badry were in police custody. He said they had not been mistreated but would not be released soon. He said he did not know why they were still being held.

Both were detained although they are accredited and were carrying press documents issued by Egyptian authorities.

Separately, AP photographer Nasser Gamil Nasser, 43, had his right cheekbone broken and will need surgery to repair the fractures. He said a policeman charged him while he was shooting protests late Tuesday and hurled a stone at his face. His camera was smashed.

Abdel Mohsen Salama, deputy of the head of the journalist's association, said eight journalists have been detained in the protests.
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