Hundreds of Judges Join Protest in Cairo

[Turborama]

Source: Xinhua

Hundreds of judges joined the mass anti-government protests in Egypt's capital Cairo, which continued into its sixth day on Sunday, Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported.

Despite a government reshuffle, thousands of people, shouting slogans and waving national flag, flooded the Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, which was guarded by armored cars, tanks and full-armed soldiers.

Witnesses said there are more military presence than during the previous days and fighter jets fly low over the capital, Al Jazeera said.

Tens of thousands of outraged people, inspired by the popular protests in Tunisia, took to streets in Egypt in the past few days, asking the president and the government to step down.

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Interesting that this is coming from China's news agency...

[provis99]

1. some general will arrest Mubarak in a few days, methinks.

that is, if Mubarak isn't smart enough to have fled the country by then.

[annabanana]

2. This, probably as much as the reluctance of the Army to interfere,

will be a deciding factor.

[boppers]

3. It's too big for China to ignore.

Oh, and China can co-opt the message as one of populist revolution, which is their ideological foundation.

[Overseas]

4. K&R ! //nt