Cairo: Protesters in Egypt have torched a government building in port city of Suez, as protests continued against the government of President Hosni Mubarak.
During the recent riots between the police and protesters eight people including two policemen have been killed with in two days. The clashes have been left more than 100 injured.
Police fired tear gas shell to disburse the protesters and also arrested more than 500 people.
Egyptian security forces had deployed across the capital on Wednesday amid calls by protest leaders to continue demonstrating despite a ban by the government.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry warned on its website that public demonstrations would not be tolerated. Protest organizers reported scattered mobile phone outages and a blockage of the social websites Twitter and Facebook to prevent them from mobilizing supporters.
Top opposition activist Abdul Jalil Mustapha called on President Hosni Mubarak not to seek re-election.
He said the opposition is asking President Mubarak to announce that he will not run for re-election and that his son, Gamal, will not run in his place. He also insisted that both houses of parliament be dissolved and transparent elections be held.
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