Hosni Mubarak, facing a challenge that could send shock waves through the Middle East, also declared a curfew. But thousands stayed on the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez -- the epicenter of four days of protest.
Shots were heard near parliament and the headquarters of the ruling National Democratic Party was in flames, the blaze lighting up the night sky. Cheering demonstrators thronged around armored cars that moved in a long convoy through Cairo. Meanwhile, tanks were also seen in the capital and in Suez.
Medical sources said at least five protesters had been killed and 870 wounded on a day that saw security forces using rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds.(*)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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