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Africa North
Egypt: parliament, interior and government seats besieged
2011-02-10
[Ennahar] General strike, the seats of the Parliament, the Ministry of Interior and the government encircled and thousands of university professors and workers joined the protesters. Even the pro-Mubarak turned against him.

The protest against geriatric President Hosni Mubarak has intensified Tuesday with the parade of hundreds of thousands of people in Cairo and the provinces, the most important events since the beginning of the movement on January 25.

Tens of thousands of protesters surrounded the government headquarters in Cairo, while others surrounded the parliament building and the council of the nation.

In Cairo, Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolt, was crowded. Mobilization showed no sign of abating despite the chilly nights, fatigue and Spartan living conditions in the square has become a village of tents.

Moreover, tens of thousands of workers from various sectors have joined the protest. Thousands of workers in the Egyptian telecommunications company gathered in the streets of Cairo before making a procession through several neighborhoods in the capital.

Workers from Sigma Company have announced an open strike, while workers of the cement company La Farge declared a general strike in solidarity with the protestors in Tahrir Square.

According to Al Jizz Channel, dozens of pros Mubarak protesters, used by the regime to quash the rebellion, gathered to demand what the authorities had promised them in return.

The protesters said, according to the same source, that they had been promised to benefit from housing after breaking the revolt of Tahir Square.
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