mubarak has spread to include workers staging wildcat strikes, protesters blocking railway lines and roads, notably the eewalinkingorthnd sth egypt. in the south, security forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of demonstrators. medical authorities say at least three people were killed and 100 injured. that violence occurred in the town of el kharga, an oasis south of cairo. there were clashes with police in other locations in the south reported over the last five days. in the capital, protesters continue to defy official warnings that their campaign could plunge egypt into chaos. thousands of pele marched on paiament today, calling for the assembly s dissolution. last night saw the biggest rallies to date. the atmosphere on tahrir square is peaceful during prayers. otherwise, it is a hotbed for demonstrators discontent. the vice president has warned of a military coup should an orderly transition fail. they say they want real dialogue. some people can understand now.
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atta rear square this morning found smiling soldiers working with opposition organizers to set up checkpoints so no troublemakers got in. and if there was any doubt which side the army was on, this mob of mubarak supporters was left on the outside looking in, blocked by tanks. today the square felt like the safest place in cairo with an air of celebration. but the underlying ang we are mubarak hasn t gone awap. he s dealing with us like a group of animals, not respectable people. reporter: opposition organizers called this the day of departure and they asked for hundreds of thousands of people to come after friday prayers. as well, they certainly not the numbers they hope for. the question is, will it be enough to force mubarak out? do you think this is it? is this going to do the trick? is it going to make today the day of departure? the guy s like spider-man. he s not going to let go. we need to push harder. reporter: there are people in egypt who are pushing for a
couric: good evening, everyone, hosni mubarak insists he won t step down as president of egypt until a successor is elected in september. but behind the scenes, u.s. and egyptian officials have begun talks aimed at getting him to leave now as demonstrators in cairo have been demanding for more than a week. one plan calls for a transfer of power to the vice president until the election. at the white house today, president obama said the future of egypt is going to be in the hands of egyptians. anti-mubarak protests continued today in cairo s tahrir square. tahrir means liberation. but in contrast to the violence earlier this week that left at least 11 dead and scores injured, this rally was largely peaceful. egypt s defense minister even visited with the protesters and the curfew in the capital was relaxed. meanwhile, there were more antigovernment protests in other arab countries, including jordan. in syria, a protest fizzled because of a police crackdown. elizabeth pal
not enough is their message and not to seek another term as president and to move up elections scheduled for september. translator: my first responsibility is to secure the homeland to achieve a peaceful transition of power. i ask the parliament to commit to speed up elections. this is a fascinating and a risky moment in egypt and across the mideast. hoping to claim to power for several more months, vowing they will not relent until he leaves and the president of the united states who nudged mubarak this far nudging again moments ago. it is not the rule of any other country to determine egypt s leaders. only the egyptian people can do that. what is clear and what i indicated tonight to president mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful and it must begin now. if you think this is a far off place and it doesn t matter to you, think again. the revolutionary egypt is rippling across the region. jordan reshuffled their gover
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