'Mega protest' planned in Egypt (Calls For 'Million People Demonstration' on Tuesday)

[Hissyspit]

Source: Al Jazeera

'Mega protest' planned in Egypt
Opposition movement calls for "a million people demonstration" on Tuesday in a bid to topple president Hosni Mubarak.

Last Modified: 31 Jan 2011 07:06 GMT

Egyptian protesters have called for a massive demonstration on Tuesday in a bid to force out president Hosni Mubarak from power.

The so-called April 6 Movement said it plans to have more than a million people on the streets of the capital Cairo, as anti-government sentiment reaches a fever pitch.

Several hundred demonstrators remained camped out in Tahrir square in central Cairo early on Monday morning, defying a curfew that has been extended by the army. "It seems as if they are saying: 'We are here to stay. We are re-invigorating our movement and we are not going anywhere'," one of Al Jazeera's correspondents in Cairo said.

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Early on Monday morning, unconfirmed reports said the police had been ordered back on the streets.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/20111316148317175.html

[Baclava]

1. more looting?

Ancient Treasures Looted, Destroyed in Egypt's Chaos

Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, reports that several of the country's museums have been attacked by looters taking advantage of the political turmoil in the country.

In the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, looters stole jewelry from the museum shop and smashed a statue of Tutankhamun and other artifacts. In a Sinai store containing antiquities from the Port Said Museum, "a large group, armed with guns and a truck, entered the store, opened the boxes in the magazine and took the precious objects.

Other groups attempted to enter the Coptic Museum, Royal Jewellery Museum, National Museum of Alexandria, and El Manial Museum," Hawass, who is also a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, posted on his website.

"My heart is broken and my blood is boiling. I feel that everything I have done in the last nine years has been destroyed in one day," Hawass wrote.


http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2011/01/ancient-treasures-looted-destroyed-in-egypt.html

[grahamhgreen]

2. Outstanding, Egyptians, the American people are with you!

[Scottybeamer70]

3. Thanks for the post.....

I hope it's more like 3 million!!

[florida08]

4. an amazing people

we're hearing it's the rogue police doing the looting in an attempt to besmirch the revolutionaries. I tend to believe it. Here they're protecting their museum


http://yfrog.com/h7h2fwj

[Turborama]

5. K&R For The Egyptian People's Fight For Freedom & For Al Jazeera English's Awesome Coverage

May they both keep strong.

[florida08]

6. via twitter ..producer

sharifkouddous Sharif Kouddous
masses gathering in Tahrir. I'll be on @democracynow at 8am EST. Streaming here: http://ow.ly/3MCV5 #Egypt #Jan25
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http://www.democracynow.org/

[Overseas]

7. K&R ! //nt

[Uncle Joe]

8. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Hissyspit.