Mubarak calls out army as protesters go on rampage
EMBATTLED Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called out the army and declared a curfew in three major cities Friday, as tens of thousands of protesters rampaged through the streets demanding his ouster. People remained on the streets in defiance of a curfew that kicked in at 6:00pm local time in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez and will run until 7:00am. Mubarak was to address the nation last night. Part of the Cairo headquarters of Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) was set on fire and explosions and gunfire were heard in the capital, Al Jazeera reported. The broadcaster said some of the blasts may have been due to gas cylinders exploding in police cars that had been torched. Mubarak…
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