Thousands of Egyptians, inspired by the popular uprising in Tunisia, came to demonstrate in the streets of Cairo and other cities demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, in power for three decades. "Mubarak Out!" "Tunisia is the solution!" chanted the demonstrators in both Cairo and Alexandria, the second largest city, with a massive police presence.
In Cairo, police fired tear gas at about 15 000 protesters in the center of the capital. The demonstrators, who carried Egyptian flags and shout slogans in favor of political and social reform, gathered in the vast plaza Tahrir, near many government buildings, facing a large police. The demonstration drew back a little but did not disperse.
The police came under some stones. Further afield, near Parliament, police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators. "There are about 15 thousand people in demonstrations in Cairo," said a member of the security services. Similar demonstrations were also reported in the province, particularly in Alexandria, in cities across the delta of the Nile in Ismailiya (Suez Canal) or the northern Sinai, according to witnesses, the protesters shouted slogans in favor of economic and political reforms directly inspired of the revolt that ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali.
Between 20 thousand and 30 thousand police were deployed in Cairo to address these events, according to security services. For his part, Interior Minister Habib al Adli, said "security forces are able to face any threat to the safety of the population, and will not take lightly any attacks against the property or any violation of law ".
In Ismailiya over a thousand people gathered to chant "After Ben Ali to whom it is the turn?". "Bread, peace, dignity," cried some, repeating the slogans of the protesters Tunisians. In Cairo, a mother of three children flying the Egyptian flag shouting, "Mubarak, go now, you're wrong, we're hungry, in your police torture, you are a U.S.
agent." Precisely, the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said the United States has the impression that "the Egyptian government is stable," despite protests demanding the departure of Mubarak. In several places, police forces, usually brutally suppressed these demonstrations, were felt to show moderate.
"We do not want to hurt, is our people," said a police officer. However, these manifestations responded to the call of a group that campaigns for democracy, "6 April Movement, and other organizations close, they called out to the streets to make" a day of rebellion against torture , poverty, corruption and unemployment.
" This initiative coincided with "the day of the police", a holiday intended to honor the forces. The idea of mobilizing his way, especially among young people, thanks to the internet. In the social networking site Facebook, more than 90 000 people declared themselves willing to take to the streets to demonstrate.
The Muslim Brotherhood, who have a great capacity for mobilization, and the Wafd, the first secular opposition party, is not officially associated with the protest, but left freedom to the young militants to participate. In Egypt, which has 80 million inhabitants, over 40 percent of the population lives on less than two dollars a day per person.
In Cairo, police fired tear gas at about 15 000 protesters in the center of the capital. The demonstrators, who carried Egyptian flags and shout slogans in favor of political and social reform, gathered in the vast plaza Tahrir, near many government buildings, facing a large police. The demonstration drew back a little but did not disperse.
The police came under some stones. Further afield, near Parliament, police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators. "There are about 15 thousand people in demonstrations in Cairo," said a member of the security services. Similar demonstrations were also reported in the province, particularly in Alexandria, in cities across the delta of the Nile in Ismailiya (Suez Canal) or the northern Sinai, according to witnesses, the protesters shouted slogans in favor of economic and political reforms directly inspired of the revolt that ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali.
Between 20 thousand and 30 thousand police were deployed in Cairo to address these events, according to security services. For his part, Interior Minister Habib al Adli, said "security forces are able to face any threat to the safety of the population, and will not take lightly any attacks against the property or any violation of law ".
In Ismailiya over a thousand people gathered to chant "After Ben Ali to whom it is the turn?". "Bread, peace, dignity," cried some, repeating the slogans of the protesters Tunisians. In Cairo, a mother of three children flying the Egyptian flag shouting, "Mubarak, go now, you're wrong, we're hungry, in your police torture, you are a U.S.
agent." Precisely, the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said the United States has the impression that "the Egyptian government is stable," despite protests demanding the departure of Mubarak. In several places, police forces, usually brutally suppressed these demonstrations, were felt to show moderate.
"We do not want to hurt, is our people," said a police officer. However, these manifestations responded to the call of a group that campaigns for democracy, "6 April Movement, and other organizations close, they called out to the streets to make" a day of rebellion against torture , poverty, corruption and unemployment.
" This initiative coincided with "the day of the police", a holiday intended to honor the forces. The idea of mobilizing his way, especially among young people, thanks to the internet. In the social networking site Facebook, more than 90 000 people declared themselves willing to take to the streets to demonstrate.
The Muslim Brotherhood, who have a great capacity for mobilization, and the Wafd, the first secular opposition party, is not officially associated with the protest, but left freedom to the young militants to participate. In Egypt, which has 80 million inhabitants, over 40 percent of the population lives on less than two dollars a day per person.
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