Anti-Mubarak protests gather again for sixth day
President Hosni Mubarak, clinging to power despite unprecedented demands for an end to his 30-year rule, met today the powerful military, which is widely seen as holding the key to Egypt’s future. Mr Mubarak held talks with Vice President Omar Suleiman, whose appointment yesterday has possibly set the scene for a transition in power; Defence Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi; Chief of Staff Sami al-Anan and other senior commanders. Egyptians faced lawlessness on their streets today with security forces and ordinary people trying to stop looters after five days of popular protest. Further anti-government protests are taking place in the centre of the…
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