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Protesters Control Cairo Streets

Protesters Control Cairo Streets

(Al Jazeera English Headlines: January 30, 2011) Thousands of protesters defied the curfew for a second night to demand President Mubarak steps down. More than 100 people have now died since protests began Tuesday. There are reports that more than 6,000 prisons escaped from a jail after rioting broke out. In many parts of Cairo the police appear to have withdrawn from the streets, although the army still controls the main routes.

Protesters Control Cairo Streets

(Al Jazeera English Headlines: January 30, 2011) Thousands of protesters defied the curfew for a second night to demand President Mubarak steps down. More than 100 people have now died since protests began Tuesday. There are reports that more than 6,000 prisons escaped from a jail after rioting broke out. In many parts of Cairo the police appear to have withdrawn from the streets, although the army still controls the main routes.

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