Egypt anti-government protests grow

[Mr.Bishie]

BREAKING Al Jaz: 500,000 protesters in Alexandria have forced out all Egyptian security forces.

 

[peterkro]

Jebus, did anyone catch the guy firebombing the armoured car,balls of an elephant.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Curfew in half an hour, from 1800 to 0730? Yeah right!

 

[TitanSound]

Sorry if it's been posted already, but here is a graph showing internet traffic stats for Egypt yesterday!

 

[Weller]

Curfew in half an hour until 7am tomorrow - hows that going to work

 

[Mr.Bishie]

State security have entered Al Jaz/media building - i suspect they'll shut it down!

 

[dennisr]

BREAKING Al Jaz: 500,000 protesters in Alexandria have forced out all Egyptian security forces.

Yep - recent reports i've seen: "In Alexandria, police have been cornered and outnumbered. Police vans are being burned and police beaten if they stay in uniform. Those walking away without uniforms are unmolested. Police equipment has been taken by the protestors. In Mansoura, 40,000 people have stormed the NDP offices. In Suez, the police stations have been taken and all prisoners released."

"The police cordon was easily overwhelmed by thousands and police vans set alight.In Cairo, there is civil war with tanks on the streets, fighting at every bridge and a major push being made on taking Tahrir square.Al Jazeera interviewed senior NDP member who argued that the government has lost legitimacy and the scenes are unprecedented. There are demonstrations in every city, including Al Arish"

 

[Louis MacNeice]

Large number of police trucks going over bridge in front of the AJ agency office prior to the curfew.

Louis MacNeice

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Police will try to enforce curfew in 15 mins!

 

[74drew]

Police will try to enforce curfew in 15 mins!

Good luck with that!

 

[YouSir]

Al Jazeera disappearing by the looks of things...

e2a: Or maybe not.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Looks like it.

 

[quimcunx]

last in?

 

[Citizen66]

army shaking hands with protesters....

then backing up. then protesters seen punching the air in celebratory way.

Is it a one-off or happening elsewhere too???

If the army are siding with the protesters the regime will be toppled.

 

[quimcunx]

If the army are siding with the protesters the regime will be toppled.

We will have to wait and see.


the police in the office it looks.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

If the army are siding with the protesters the regime will be toppled.

It was only one truck, & not confirmed to be the Army.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Fuck, Army coming in now! Just caught a glimpse then.

Mubarek has ordered Army to assist police!!!

 

[butchersapron]

Army ordered in - can see them already.

 

[Citizen66]

It was only one truck, & not confirmed to be the Army.

Oh.

 

[butchersapron]

Those dark vans are police i've been told.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Protesters trying to push Army p carrier over the bridge into the Nile!

 

[stuff_it]

live feed wtf!!!!! Mental stuff!

 

[girasol]

live feed wtf!!!!! Mental stuff!

nice one, been looking for a live feed!

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Those dark vans are police i've been told.

Not with 30mm canons pointing out of the front they ain't

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Egyptian Pres to address the nation shortly via Aljazeera - live

 

[Citizen66]

He'll stand down due to western pressure?

 

[treelover]

Tim Marshall on Sky is reporting that protesters have broken through the barriers on the main bridge and thousands of people inc what he describes as ''the working class and the poor from the slums'' are pouring into the centre, he said ''it was an incredible melee, with security forces firing point blank with gas canisters made in Georgia US'', he is getting really agitated and yes, involved..

 

[Kanda]

Sky have a live feed now.

 

[dylans]

Mubarak is about to speak on TV.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

He'll stand down due to western pressure?

Blair & Obama are backing him. We'll have to wait & see....The Egyptian military receives $1.3bn of aid annually from Obama's government!!