Cairo, Egypt
Thousands of protesters angry anti-government took to the streets Friday in several Egyptian cities and clashed with police who fired tear gas to mute spectators.
In Cairo, the capital, truckloads of riot police surrounded the area prior to the start of weekly prayers Friday afternoon. But the protesters, higher unemployment and the lack of freedom, security defied warnings to demand an end to President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian 30-year rule.
The demonstrators threw stones and shouted that the Mubarak, the dictator, must go.
The Muslim Brotherhood - Egypt's largest bloc of opposition parties - called on his supporters to protest after prayers, the first time in the recent wave of unrest that the group has made such a call.
opposition leader, Mohamed ElBaradei, he returned to Cairo on Thursday and said he planned to participate in the demonstrations. Police warned the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday not to let a mosque near the city center of Cairo, where he was attending prayers, a security source told CNN.
In the port city of Alexandria, at least 1,000 protesters gathered and threw stones through the young black clouds of gas. Mobs ran through the streets of the city's central square.
Jordan, meanwhile, about 1,500 demonstrators gathered in downtown Amman, and hundreds of others have occurred in other cities, witnesses said.
A Facebook page dedicated to the events scheduled on Friday Ehypt had more than 80,000 fans on the afternoon of Thursday, against 20,000 yesterday. But hours before the protests, the Internet has become black in some parts of the country. Some text messages and cell phone service seems to be blocked.
The servers are the most important Egyptian Internet service provider fell early Friday morning, according to multiple services, control the server using certain sites are active.
Servers for the sites of the Egyptian government and the U.S. embassy in Cairo seems to be declining. But at least one ISP, Noor was still working.
"We monitor the situation closely and are aware that communication services, including social media, has been prevented," the U.S. State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said Thursday. "We continue to urge the Egyptian authorities to show restraint and allow peaceful demonstrations to happen."
Some government critics to express their views on a state television network.
A popular morning satellite station run by the Egyptian state to comments from customers demanding the resignation of government officials and more dialogue between authorities and protesters arrested. The network showed footage of the damage and reported that 90 people were injured in protests Suez Thursday.
Egyptian Interior Ministry said Thursday that the protests would be allowed on Friday, but some of the Egyptians were going door to door in Cairo, where neighbors are invited to attend.
Authorities arrested a prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader early on Friday, holding keynote speaker of the party, Issam al-Aryan, according to a report.
The police entered the house of Al-Arian Cairo 02:30 local time, the son-in-law said.
Leader of the Opposition said Mr ElBaradei people took to the streets because "they realize the system does not listen, do not act."
"The barrier of fear is broken," he said Thursday. "And do not come back."
He called for protests to be peaceful and the Mubarak government to stop detaining and torturing people. He said a violent reaction from the government is "cons" and that regulations must promote social justice and democracy.
"I call on the regime to listen to people before it's too late," said the leader of the opposition.
Mubarak has not been seen in public for some time. He is 82 and has been speculation about his failing health. Many Egyptians believe that Mubarak is grooming his son Gamal to succeed him, a plan that may be complicated by the requirement of democracy.
Avalanche of protests have led to unprecedented violence during the week. At least six killed in the protests so far according to the Ministry of the Interior.
Four French journalists were arrested in Cairo on Friday, said Bernard Valero, spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry.
And a CNN team covering the clashes in Cairo felt the wrath of the police.
CNN Ben Wedeman and Mary Rogers were the bridge and behind the column, the police tried to arrest the demonstrators. plainclothes police arrived, surrounded by the CNN team and wanted to "leave us," said Wedeman. In battle, the police seized the camera, Rogers, cracked the viewfinder, and sequestration. Wedeman said the police threatened to beat them.
Earlier this week, the video showed the Sinai to a protester who was fired on Thursday after he was sworn in on a rock.
The police water cannons and tear gas against protesters on Wednesday to disperse protests against the government and the Ministry of Interior warned that "not allow any movement of provocation or an event or rallies or demonstrations."
At the heart of Cairo on Wednesday, people were beaten with sticks and fists, and protesters were taken amid tear gas. Witnesses saw the security forces to harass journalists and photographers. The protests continued till late night.
In Suez, state, Nile News TV reported that at least 27 people were injured in violent clashes between security forces and protesters on Wednesday night. The Muslim Brotherhood had a higher number - it said 35 people were injured in the city.
Relatives and friends of three people killed in Suez said that the demonstrations this week was anger that the police did not deliver the bodies of the dead.
President Barack Obama urged the government and demonstrators to desist from violence as protests continued.
"It's important that people have mechanisms to express legitimate grievances," he said.
But on Friday, the restraint is not part of the vocabulary, demonstrations took off.
Thousands of protesters angry anti-government took to the streets Friday in several Egyptian cities and clashed with police who fired tear gas to mute spectators.
In Cairo, the capital, truckloads of riot police surrounded the area prior to the start of weekly prayers Friday afternoon. But the protesters, higher unemployment and the lack of freedom, security defied warnings to demand an end to President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian 30-year rule.
The demonstrators threw stones and shouted that the Mubarak, the dictator, must go.
The Muslim Brotherhood - Egypt's largest bloc of opposition parties - called on his supporters to protest after prayers, the first time in the recent wave of unrest that the group has made such a call.
opposition leader, Mohamed ElBaradei, he returned to Cairo on Thursday and said he planned to participate in the demonstrations. Police warned the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday not to let a mosque near the city center of Cairo, where he was attending prayers, a security source told CNN.
In the port city of Alexandria, at least 1,000 protesters gathered and threw stones through the young black clouds of gas. Mobs ran through the streets of the city's central square.
Jordan, meanwhile, about 1,500 demonstrators gathered in downtown Amman, and hundreds of others have occurred in other cities, witnesses said.
A Facebook page dedicated to the events scheduled on Friday Ehypt had more than 80,000 fans on the afternoon of Thursday, against 20,000 yesterday. But hours before the protests, the Internet has become black in some parts of the country. Some text messages and cell phone service seems to be blocked.
The servers are the most important Egyptian Internet service provider fell early Friday morning, according to multiple services, control the server using certain sites are active.
Servers for the sites of the Egyptian government and the U.S. embassy in Cairo seems to be declining. But at least one ISP, Noor was still working.
"We monitor the situation closely and are aware that communication services, including social media, has been prevented," the U.S. State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said Thursday. "We continue to urge the Egyptian authorities to show restraint and allow peaceful demonstrations to happen."
Some government critics to express their views on a state television network.
A popular morning satellite station run by the Egyptian state to comments from customers demanding the resignation of government officials and more dialogue between authorities and protesters arrested. The network showed footage of the damage and reported that 90 people were injured in protests Suez Thursday.
Egyptian Interior Ministry said Thursday that the protests would be allowed on Friday, but some of the Egyptians were going door to door in Cairo, where neighbors are invited to attend.
Authorities arrested a prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader early on Friday, holding keynote speaker of the party, Issam al-Aryan, according to a report.
The police entered the house of Al-Arian Cairo 02:30 local time, the son-in-law said.
Leader of the Opposition said Mr ElBaradei people took to the streets because "they realize the system does not listen, do not act."
"The barrier of fear is broken," he said Thursday. "And do not come back."
He called for protests to be peaceful and the Mubarak government to stop detaining and torturing people. He said a violent reaction from the government is "cons" and that regulations must promote social justice and democracy.
"I call on the regime to listen to people before it's too late," said the leader of the opposition.
Mubarak has not been seen in public for some time. He is 82 and has been speculation about his failing health. Many Egyptians believe that Mubarak is grooming his son Gamal to succeed him, a plan that may be complicated by the requirement of democracy.
Avalanche of protests have led to unprecedented violence during the week. At least six killed in the protests so far according to the Ministry of the Interior.
Four French journalists were arrested in Cairo on Friday, said Bernard Valero, spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry.
And a CNN team covering the clashes in Cairo felt the wrath of the police.
CNN Ben Wedeman and Mary Rogers were the bridge and behind the column, the police tried to arrest the demonstrators. plainclothes police arrived, surrounded by the CNN team and wanted to "leave us," said Wedeman. In battle, the police seized the camera, Rogers, cracked the viewfinder, and sequestration. Wedeman said the police threatened to beat them.
Earlier this week, the video showed the Sinai to a protester who was fired on Thursday after he was sworn in on a rock.
The police water cannons and tear gas against protesters on Wednesday to disperse protests against the government and the Ministry of Interior warned that "not allow any movement of provocation or an event or rallies or demonstrations."
At the heart of Cairo on Wednesday, people were beaten with sticks and fists, and protesters were taken amid tear gas. Witnesses saw the security forces to harass journalists and photographers. The protests continued till late night.
In Suez, state, Nile News TV reported that at least 27 people were injured in violent clashes between security forces and protesters on Wednesday night. The Muslim Brotherhood had a higher number - it said 35 people were injured in the city.
Relatives and friends of three people killed in Suez said that the demonstrations this week was anger that the police did not deliver the bodies of the dead.
President Barack Obama urged the government and demonstrators to desist from violence as protests continued.
"It's important that people have mechanisms to express legitimate grievances," he said.
But on Friday, the restraint is not part of the vocabulary, demonstrations took off.