ElBaradai is on his way to main square in Cairo

[annabanana]

according to AJE's live feed just now. He should arrive within 10 minutes. The reporter on the ground says he may become the face of the protesters

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[eShirl]

1. Crowd in the square is getting louder cheering and chanting

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[DCBob]

2. I thought he was under arrest??

This could get interesting.

[eShirl]

3. apparently not anymore

[DCBob]

6. This is significant.. whoever was holding him let him go suggesting they support the movement.

Hope this guy can pull this off.. he looks like the best option at the moment.

[Le Taz Hot]

4. Really????

As if all the activity wasn't riveting enough.

[originalpckelly]

5. This is more dramatic than a Mexican soap!

[loudsue]

8. LOL! I just sprayed coffee all over my monitor!

I didn't realize how true that was until you said it! :rofl:

[Le Taz Hot]

9. LOL!

I'll take your word for it. My California chicken Spanish doesn't qualify as fluency. ;-)

[golddigger]

10. Hahahaha!

[robdogbucky]

7. ElBaradai under arrest?

That was Thursday's rumor. Since then I have seen him teargassed at a mosque, carried on the shoulders of jubilant protestors and interviewed on Al Jazeera.

You gotta keep up

[justiceischeap]

11. AUDIO: Mohamed ElBaradei arrives in Tahrir Square.

4.31pm: Mohamed ElBaradei arrives in Tahrir Square. Jack Shenkers describes the moment in this audio report. People feel the regime is about to fall, he says.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/30/egypt-protests-live-updates#block-45

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Soon it will be over.

[Melissa G]

13. K&R! n/t