A night curfew came into force today in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, but the protesters violated it immediately to continue the protests against the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Hour after curfew were many Egyptians who were on the streets of the capital, where some vehicles also circulated.
Also continued to operate the subway that ran full of people trying to return home, after it was impossible to cross any of the bridges linking the center of Cairo with other areas of the opposite bank of the Nile, as Dokki and Mohandisin. In the district of Zamalek, near the bridge to the central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the demonstrations of recent days, hundreds of youths gathered ready to continue with the protests.
The curfew was implemented on Friday on instructions from Mubarak, who also ordered the military to take over security in the midst of violent clashes between police and protesters, reported the Arabic news network Al Jazeera. According to local TV, President Hosni Mubarak would have extended the curfew to the entire country, two hours after the first decree imposing the measure to the cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez.
Until now the violent protests have left about 410 injured as protesters refer medical sources stated that some are sensitive after impact with rubber bullets. The protests have as main claim out of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak has not appointed a successor, which has fueled speculation he prepares his son to take over the country, generating unease among some protesters. 
Also continued to operate the subway that ran full of people trying to return home, after it was impossible to cross any of the bridges linking the center of Cairo with other areas of the opposite bank of the Nile, as Dokki and Mohandisin. In the district of Zamalek, near the bridge to the central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the demonstrations of recent days, hundreds of youths gathered ready to continue with the protests.
The curfew was implemented on Friday on instructions from Mubarak, who also ordered the military to take over security in the midst of violent clashes between police and protesters, reported the Arabic news network Al Jazeera. According to local TV, President Hosni Mubarak would have extended the curfew to the entire country, two hours after the first decree imposing the measure to the cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez.
Until now the violent protests have left about 410 injured as protesters refer medical sources stated that some are sensitive after impact with rubber bullets. The protests have as main claim out of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak has not appointed a successor, which has fueled speculation he prepares his son to take over the country, generating unease among some protesters.
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