Second day of protests in Egypt against the regime of Hosni Mubarak. A policeman and a protester were killed in clashes in central Cairo. This brings to six the number of victims in violent anti-government protests in Egypt. Protesters and officers have dealt with violence by throwing stones and tear gas.
In the afternoon, the agents in riot structure near the Italian consulate in the capital clashed with protesters who responded with stone-throwing. Despite the ban on demonstrations announced by the Interior Ministry, the police can not prevent opposition groups to hold spontaneous protests in different parts of the country.
This is why the police have armored the central square 'Tahrir' of Cairo where the militants have gathered the group in April '6 'and where the event took place yesterday. According to a source of security forces, Egyptian police arrested yesterday and today at least 500 people in Cairo and other cities.
Among those brought to the prison there are eight journalists who had staged a protest outside the headquarters of their union, an event which was joined by dozens of lawyers. The al-Jazeera satellite television reported that the city of Assiut, Upper Egypt, were arrested 121 Muslim Brotherhood supporters during a sit-in.
Meanwhile, rising to five victims of the clashes in the past: the death of a protester was injured, which is in addition to five other people died, including a policeman killed in a stampede in Cairo. The riots erupted in the capital, Alexandria and Suez wounded dozens of people. Last night the security forces have taken measures to disperse the thousands of people still in the square.
In the morning, the opposition forces have called for the mobilization for what they called "the second day of wrath." The militant group 'April 6 Movement', the organizers of the events of yesterday, through his page on Facebook called to gather on the large Tahrir Square in Cairo, where already thousands of people protested yesterday against President Mubarak, in power for thirty ' years.
"Everyone must go to Tahir Square to seize it again," is written on the group page. But the Egyptian Interior Ministry has threatened repression, making it known that "will not allow any movement provocative, protest rallies, marches or demonstrations." And the Twitter microblogging system, used by demonstrators to coordinate and disseminate information, is inaccessible since yesterday.
From this afternoon is inaccessible even Facebook, but the Egyptian government have denied any responsibility in the block of the two sites. The increased tension in the North African country concerned the United States, the main ally of Cairo. The White House has asked the Egyptian authorities to lift the ban on the event and urged "the government to incorporate the aspirations of the people for pursuing the political, economic and social problems can improve people's lives and help Egypt to prosper ".
The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, said the Egyptian authorities "to marry the legitimate aspirations, political and social implications of people for more freedom, pluralism and democracy." The Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini expressed his hope that "President Mubarak will continue, as it has done, to rule his country with wisdom and foresight.
Egypt is the point of reference for the peace process which can not fail. "
In the afternoon, the agents in riot structure near the Italian consulate in the capital clashed with protesters who responded with stone-throwing. Despite the ban on demonstrations announced by the Interior Ministry, the police can not prevent opposition groups to hold spontaneous protests in different parts of the country.
This is why the police have armored the central square 'Tahrir' of Cairo where the militants have gathered the group in April '6 'and where the event took place yesterday. According to a source of security forces, Egyptian police arrested yesterday and today at least 500 people in Cairo and other cities.
Among those brought to the prison there are eight journalists who had staged a protest outside the headquarters of their union, an event which was joined by dozens of lawyers. The al-Jazeera satellite television reported that the city of Assiut, Upper Egypt, were arrested 121 Muslim Brotherhood supporters during a sit-in.
Meanwhile, rising to five victims of the clashes in the past: the death of a protester was injured, which is in addition to five other people died, including a policeman killed in a stampede in Cairo. The riots erupted in the capital, Alexandria and Suez wounded dozens of people. Last night the security forces have taken measures to disperse the thousands of people still in the square.
In the morning, the opposition forces have called for the mobilization for what they called "the second day of wrath." The militant group 'April 6 Movement', the organizers of the events of yesterday, through his page on Facebook called to gather on the large Tahrir Square in Cairo, where already thousands of people protested yesterday against President Mubarak, in power for thirty ' years.
"Everyone must go to Tahir Square to seize it again," is written on the group page. But the Egyptian Interior Ministry has threatened repression, making it known that "will not allow any movement provocative, protest rallies, marches or demonstrations." And the Twitter microblogging system, used by demonstrators to coordinate and disseminate information, is inaccessible since yesterday.
From this afternoon is inaccessible even Facebook, but the Egyptian government have denied any responsibility in the block of the two sites. The increased tension in the North African country concerned the United States, the main ally of Cairo. The White House has asked the Egyptian authorities to lift the ban on the event and urged "the government to incorporate the aspirations of the people for pursuing the political, economic and social problems can improve people's lives and help Egypt to prosper ".
The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, said the Egyptian authorities "to marry the legitimate aspirations, political and social implications of people for more freedom, pluralism and democracy." The Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini expressed his hope that "President Mubarak will continue, as it has done, to rule his country with wisdom and foresight.
Egypt is the point of reference for the peace process which can not fail. "
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