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Tahrir Square Braces for More Protests

(Euronews: 1630 PST February 7, 2011) The wave of demonstrations in and around Tahrir Square is showing no signs of stopping. More mass demonstrations are planned on Tuesday and Friday across the Egyptian capital. Others have chosen to join a symbolic funeral procession for an Egyptian journalist killed in the violence that erupted last week. It came as President Hosni Mubarak's new cabinet held its first full meeting since the start of the uprising nearly two weeks ago. But the gathering ended with no firm progress in talks with Islamists and an opposition who demand his immediate exit.

 

 

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