Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Egyptians prepare 'march of one million'

Tens of thousands of Egyptians turned to defy the curfew Monday in Cairo to demand the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on the eve of a great day of demonstrations, in which opponents hope to reach a million people in the streets of Egypt and Alexandria. The aim of the demonstrations in the streets has ceased to be the realization of reforms and new changes of government, the demonstrators only demand the ultimate downfall of President Hosni Mubarak.

For the seventh consecutive day, the demonstrators gathered in central Tahrir Square (revolution, in Arabic) chanting slogans against the regime, ignoring the announcement of a new government by Mubarak, found an AFP reporter. Opponents, mostly men, brandishing placards with slogans like "We want the head of Mubarak" or "Mubarak do not want you" on the eve of "March of the million" which on Tuesday marked the first week of protests against the regime that left at least 125 lives.

Authorities imposed a curfew on Monday after 15:00 local time, but respected the protesters.

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