Cairo: At least 20, 00000 protesters are all set to start “million mach” to topple President Hosni Mubarik’s regime.Sources said that numbers of protesters are increasing at Tahir Square at mid day Tuesday, standing shoulder-to-shoulder as large groups still streamed into area for the planned “march of millions.”
Opposition leader ElBaradei has demanded of the Mubarik to resign by Friday.
Military police have erected barbed wire around the presidential palace.
Soldier stood guard and helicopters hovered overhead as demonstrators gathered to demand President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.
Egypt’s government posted troops at key locations and cut internet service as activists pledged to hold major demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities Tuesday — a week after rallies began calling for an end to Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule.
In Cairo, protesters set up their own checkpoints to keep weapons out of Tahrir — or Liberation — Square.
People brought food and beverages to share. Families stood together, with parents saying they came for their children. One group chanted “Down with Mubarak,” while others listened to patriotic music.
Scattered groups of demonstrators supporting Mubarak were also in the area, which has been a focal point of anti-government protests.
The embattled president has given no indication that he plans to give up power, and the Interior Ministry said Monday that it planned to shut down mobile phone networks in preparation for Tuesday’s protests.
Banks and schools were also closed, and there was a curfew aimed to keep people off the streets after 3 p.m. But protesters have defied previous curfew orders.
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