Cairo braced for 'victory march' to mark Mubarak's fall

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Source: BBC

Egyptian pro-democracy leaders have been urging followers to celebrate one week since Hosni Mubarak's fall with a giant march through the capital, Cairo. Organisers predicted a million people would turn out for a demonstration to "protect the revolution and its demands", as a Twitter message put it.

Other groups plan a simultaneous demonstration to "apologise" to Mr Mubarak for the way he was ousted and recognise his achievements in almost 30 years in power, Reuters news agency reports.

Organisers said the Mubarak sympathisers would be wearing black, with the victory marchers in white.

Life in Egypt remains disrupted, with tanks on Cairo streets, banks closed, strikes and closed schools.

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