ElBaradei warns that Egypt protests could turn more violent
CAIRO – Unrest in Egypt could turn increasingly vicious, leading opposition activist Mohamed ElBaradei warned on Saturday, as President Hosni Mubarak clung to power after 12 days of demonstrations. Mubarak has reshuffled his government, and the leadership of his party resigned on Saturday, but the 82-year-old president insists he will stay in office until September polls. Fearing instability in the most populous Arab nation where Islamists are the most organised opposition, the United States, Egypt’s key ally and aid donor, is emphasising gradual change and the need for talks between the government and opposition groups to forge agreement on an orderly handover of power. U.S. Secretary of…
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