That would be all sorts of awesome if it was true.
Rock the Casbah: Arab-World Revolutions
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@Cairo:
Reuters is reporting that rubber bullets were fired at protesters. Protesters shouted "Down, Down, Hosni Mubarak" and stamped on posters of the president after Friday prayers, witnesses said. Tanks are moving through the streets. Teargas is being fired constantly.
@Ismalia:
Reports of thousands of people surrounding the security state building.
@Alexandria:
Teargas has been fired. People are chanting "God is great" and " We want a regime change". Al Jazeera reports
12.27pm:CloseLink to this update: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/28/egypt-protests-live-updates#block-35 The Telecoms company Vodafone says the Egyptian government has ordered all mobile telephone operators to suspend services "in selected areas" of the country.In a statement, the company says that "under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right to issue such an order and we are obliged to comply with it." British-based Vodafone Group plc said Egyptian authorities "will be clarifying the situation in due course."
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WOW! So much development in just hours!
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wow its official: Various policemen take off their uniforms and join protesters #Jan25 [via Al-Arabiya]FUCK YEAH
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BBC Arabic says approximately 4,000 protesters have surrounded the Suez governate building and are chanting "Free Egypt, Mubarak out."An Al Jazeera reporter in the area said 2 soldiers in Suez had charges issued against them for refusing to fire live ammunition overnight.
I'll take that as confirmation. YESSSSSSSSS. EDIT: MORE CONFIRMATION.
Amazing development: Al Jazeera reports that a police officer unit refused orders to fire tear gas bombs at protesters in Alexandria. #Jan25
Gogogogooooooo
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Mubarak: Well…shit.
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@What Nami said
+12.38pm: BBC Arabic says approximately 4,000 protesters have surrounded the Suez governate building and are chanting "Free Egypt, Mubarak out."
An Al Jazeera reporter in the area said 2 soldiers in Suez had charges issued against them for refusing to fire live ammunition overnight.
8D 8D 8D HOLY SMOKES!
Out Mubarak! OUT!
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They have been targeting reporters for a while D: That's low.
Well, they can't risk letting people of the world know can they?
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Fuck, the telephones too now? It would be fucking awesome if just one network decided to "have some difficulties" with switching off their service. I really hope the protesters will find a way to keep communicating, for maximum effect.
Edit: I hope my Egyptian friends aren't getting to meet some of the less morally sound policemen. GOGO EGYPT
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@The:
Fuck, the telephones too now? It would be fucking awesome if just one network decided to "have some difficulties" with switching off their service. I really hope the protesters will find a way to keep communicating, for maximum effect.
some of them are. I'm reading live tweets from people on the scene. VodaFone's been blocked off, though.
I feel so proud. Yes, we have cruel idiots like Mubarak, but we also have people like that first policeman who put his foot down and said no more.
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Pics: Protest now in Amman #JO Ppl calling for elected govt , end to Israel peace treaty http://yfrog.com/gz3ntfkj http://yfrog.com/hsnfvxj
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12.47pm:CloseLink to this update: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/28/egypt-protests-live-updates#block-40 BBC Arabic is reporting that protesters in Ismailia have taken over the local headquarters of Mubarak's National Democratic Party.
YEAH BABY, GO GO GO GO
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Hohohoho~!!! That is great!
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Holy shit that's great. Way to fucking go Phone Companies!
However, it seems that the Amman protest is already over; No one blames the king, but they call for a new government. Seems to have been overall peaceful.
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And this is just Jan 2011.
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12.47pm:CloseLink to this update: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/28/egypt-protests-live-updates#block-40 BBC Arabic is reporting that protesters in Ismailia have taken over the local headquarters of Mubarak's National Democratic Party.
YEAH BABY, GO GO GO GO
Yes yes yes.
Egypt goes down, this wave of revolution's gonna fuckin' turbocharge.
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A soaking wet ElBaradei was trapped inside a mosque while hundreds of riot police laid siege to it, firing tear gas in the streets around so no one could leave. The tear gas canisters set several cars ablaze outside the mosque and several people fainted and suffered burns. Large groups of protesters, in the thousands, were gathered at at least six venues in Cairo, a city of about 18 million people, and many of them were on the move marching toward major squares and across Nile bridges. (oh gosh… imagine the injuries.)
… At the upscale Mohandiseen district, at least 10,000 of people were marching toward the city center chanting "down, down with Mubarak." The crowd later swelled to about 20,000 as they made their way through residential areas. Residents looking on from apartment block windows waved and whistled in support. Others waved the red, white and black Egyptian flags. The marchers were halted as they tried to cross a bridge over the Nile, when police fired dozens of tear gas canisters.
... At Ramsis square in the heart of the city, thousands clashed with police as they left the al-Nur mosque after prayers. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets and some of the tear gas was fired inside the mosque where women were taking refuge. Hundreds later broke through police cordons to head to the main downtown square, Tahrir. But they were stopped by police firing tear gas.
Does anybody know what significance the Abbas bridge has, if any? I'm seeing tons of tweets about it.
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People on Twitter are saying the NDP headquarters in Mansoura, 120 miles north-east of Cairo, is being overrun by 40,000 people.
This just keeps getting better.
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Maybe this is why: Jan25voices Live Phonecall: Nile Bridge Closed, El Gamaa bridge closed, Abbas Bridge closed. Trying to divide apart city.
Abbas Bridge should go down soon, judging by the tweets:
Abbas bridge protestors trying to shove their way through, security is holding, beating protesters
There is a second group of protesters joining the Abbas bridge one, coming from by the zoo, chanting to ppl in homes to join
Demo size is now growing, estimated 1000 ppl, chanting continuing, protesters getting into formation
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An Al Jazeera reporter in the area said 2 soldiers in Suez had charges issued against them for refusing to fire live ammunition overnight.
Go fuck yourself Mubarak.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/28/egypt-protests-live-updates#block-28
New audio report by Jack Shenker!!
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We have confirmation beyond confirmation.
In another extraordinary audio report Jack Shenker in Cairo reports on signs that the police are siding with the protesters. He saw a senior police officer discard a teargas canister to signal to protesters that he was on their side. Will the regime fall he asked a state journalist. "It's already falling, it can't stop," Jack was told.
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Al Jazeera breaking: Al Jazeera Mubasher Live channel has been blocked completely in Egypt via NileSat.
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We are witnessing history changing. We are living one of the most important moments of our time. The world of our generation. This feeling is incredible.
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Zephos should film his reaction when he sees all this.
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VIVA LA REVOLUTION!
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Some bad news (it was bound to come)
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Al Jazeera speaks to Ahmad Mansour now. He was "attacked". "A police officer came to me and attacked me" "The police are killing people"
Can hear rounds of rubber bullets at tahrir, can see tear gas cannisters fired up over the building and drop #jan25 #egypt
Al Jazeera Breaking: Reports of deaths in Meydan Tahrir (Liberation Square), Cairo as Security men retreat #Jan25
Also, more people are joining up at Abbas Bridge. There aren't enough people to block them so they're using cars.
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Al-Jazeera in Suez says the police station in the port city has been taken over by protesters who have freed detainees. They have also set fire to three armoured cars. The reporter said the police were overpowered within minutes.
WOOHOO!
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Hell, I want to be in Egypt. Like right now.
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It would be great if they could get through the bridges and so that the demonstrators could link up. The police are trying to stop that, but if Abbas Bridge goes down, it could bring forth a lot of momentum.
EDIT: There are reports a woman protester has been killed in Tahrir Square, Cairo's central plaza.
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I want to go and buy an egyptian flag and then fly to Egypt and kick some asses while waving the flag.
This is so awesome. Egypt, you are awesome!
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@A:
We are in East Alexandria. Immediately after prayer, the people came out of mosque with banners and started marching, shouting 'we are peaceful, we are peaceful'. Security arrived and immediately began shooting teargas and rubber bullets at peaceful protesters, about 600. Then one-hour rock throwing clash, but police didn't advance more than one block and kept being pushed back. Then a massive column of protesters came from the other direction and blocked in police, holding up their hands and shouting we are peaceful. Right now police is held up in the yard of mosque and protesters all around, police can't move. They repeatedly ran out of teargas and begged protesters to stop, protesters telling them to join them.
Yeah, you better join or you get your asses kicked!
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I'm getting goosebumps when I read the numbers 100 thousands… WOW.
I am gone to watch Aljazeera.Some bad news (it was bound to come)
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Al Jazeera speaks to Ahmad Mansour now. He was "attacked". "A police officer came to me and attacked me" "The police are killing people"
NO not Ahmad Mansour, the guy is a fucking journaliststar in the arab world.
I am out! See ya later.
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Egypt said the streets are blocked by 1000s protestors some phones are back #jan25
Aljazeera correspondent: the police are firing at protesters like they would at an enemy in a war! It's Outrageous. #egypt #jan25
EDIT: Live Q&A session going on right now with Brian Whittaker from The Guardian. Scroll down to read his answers to people's comments.
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Here's some live streaming for anyone who's interested. Get a look at those crowds!!
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream4&hpt=T1
edit:: Wow, they're weren't kidding around about the firehoses and tear gas.
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Incredible news - I wonder if Mubarak will self exile or fight to the end?
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YES YES YES YES YES.
In Alexandria:
Peter Bouckaert of Human Rights Watch in Alexandria, has just sent an update that the police where he is have given up and are withdrawing.
The police have now given up fighting the protesters. The police and protesters are now talking, with protesters bringing water and vinegar (for teargas) to the police. Afternoon prayer has just been called and hundreds are praying in front of the mosque in east Alexandria.
Senior politician Mustafa al-Fiqi, chairman of the National Security and Foreign Relations committee, insisted the government would not fall. But speaking to al-Jazeera he admitted that gypt has to take action against poverty and corruption, and give people more freedom
"It is very sad to see this confrontation," he said. "Police and the demonstrators both are Egyptians and we feel sad for the victims of both sides," he said.
He insisted that Mubarak would address his people in the next few days.
"People feel they need change," he said. But he claimed the current government would not fall.Buzz off.
people praying in the streets:
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V for Vendetta scenes happening live, people this is revolution!!!
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Watch protests live : http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
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Peter Beaumont reports on a pitched battle between police and protesters on the Kassr Nile bridge. "It is white with gas, but the protesters are pushing the police back," he says. Like Jack Shenker and Human Rights Watch, Peter has also seen signs of protesters trying persuade police to join them.
edit: According to him, protestors are intentionally trying to make sure this protest is as peaceful as possible. They're chanting "PEACE", and they took a bag of rocks away from a small boy.
This is absolutely spectacular, yet terrifying. http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/anger-in-egypt/
EDIT: new article out. http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/egypt/egypt-police-fire-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-at-protestors.html
Tens of thousands also took to the streets from the site of the central Mostafa Mahmoud mosque in Mohandiseen, heading to Tahrir square. There were no violent clashes but a Daily News Egypt reporter present at the scene said that security sprayed an acidic liquid at the protestors, who included men, women and children.
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masterMD112
Your videos are old. These are from yesterday.
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Raw footage from AP of tens of thousands of protesters clashing with police in central Cario today.
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Meanwhile, on a different planet, #Egypt TV: Security forces are deployed & in total control of the situation at all locations. #Jan25
While Egyptians die and suffocate and fight for their dignity, Mubarak plans on inaugurating a book fair tomorrow. #Egypt #Jan25
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masterMD112
Your videos are old. These are from yesterday.
Thanks for the confirmation. It means that things are escalating even more so. I'll delete the posts now.
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A book fair?! Seriously??
Go egyptians, cross those bridges, don't let up!
My favourite part of this whole thing is that the protesters, instead of bashing their heads in with rocks and pipes, are trying to get the police to join them. As any policeman with a brain should.
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@THE:
And this is just Jan 2011.
Things are starting off pretty nicely for this year.
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6th October Bridge, Azhar Mosque, Tahrir (liberation) Square, Presidential Palace in Cairo identified as the 4 major protests' spots. #jan25
Madness in central Cairo. Tear gas everywhere police truck drives on 6 October Bridge randomly firing tear gas at point blank range #Jan25
6th of October Bridge now closed, it links Giza to Cairo. Blocks entrance to DownTown Cairo where protesters are congregating. Al Jazeera
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"It doesn't matter what Mubarak does now, it's too late for him. There is no turning back."