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Anti-government protests have broken out in Egypt after an internet campaign inspired by recent political upheaval in Tunisia.
Hundreds of protesters are marching through Cairo chanting anti-government slogans, after activists called for a "day of revolt" in a web message.
Riot police have been deployed but so far no clashes have been reported.
Weeks of unrest in Tunisia eventually toppled President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia earlier this month.
Protests are rare in Egypt, which President Hosni Mubarak has ruled since 1981, tolerating little dissent.
Originally posted by The Revenant
Let's hope Athenian Democracy spreads its' wings in Egypt and soars on the winds of liberty.
Originally posted by thePharaoh
NWO MAFIA ie christians
I WILL BEAT THEM IN THE STREETS IF THEY REVOLT LOL...EVER SINCE EGYPT HAD THE NEW ID CARDS STATING YOUR RELIGON THE CHRISTIANS HAVE BECOME PROMININANT AND ARE IN KEY PLACES IN EGYPTS SOCIETY. THOUGH AS IM SURE MUBARAK HAS TOLD THE MAFIA AND CHRISTIANS...GO AHEAD SEE IF YOU CAN - 80 MILLION MUSLIMS.
Originally posted by Chevalerous
It will be interesting to see how the Egyptian security forces will respond if this is spreading?
Originally posted by thePharaoh
im with the police on this...they should beat those lame trouble makers.
egypts a democracy now....they can vote...so whats this artificial protest....cmon po-po.
mubarak should pass martial law on these foreign backed troublemakers.
TAHYA MISRedit on 25-1-2011 by thePharaoh because: NUTS ACHED
Tunisian activists used Twitter and social media platforms effectively in protests that ousted corrupt President Ben Ali. But Egyptian protesters—inspired by events in Tunisia—have had difficulties accessing Twitter during today's large-scale protests against the Mubarak government.
TechCrunch notes that there have been numerous reports Tuesday that Twitter is currently blocked in the country. The Atlantic, citing Global Voices, also reports the site is inaccessible.
The Cutline reached out to a Twitter spokesman to confirm, and instead, was redirected to a tweet from the company's new Twitter Global PR account. That account links to Herdict, a Harvard project that looks at web accessibility around the world. Herdict found several reports today of inaccessibility in Egypt on Tuesday.