Originally Posted by TaZz Originally Posted by

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Yeah so since last Thursday, things have been pretty crazy. Schools, universities, businesses etc have all been closed indefinitely. Internet completely shutdown until today and curfews with times that vary from 1-5pm have been imposed. Protests are being carried out in all major cities, not just Cairo.



The entire police population has been pulled from duty due to clashes between the police force and the protestors; live bullets have been fired and the death toll averages 200 thus far(I think). I have friends who have suffered non-fatal shotgun wounds. As a result of the non-existent police, and the jail-break outs, civilians are resorting to protecting their property themselves, every few meters you find people carrying weapons of sorts; be it wooden sticks, baseball bats, actual swords (wtflol) and some carry guns. I live in pretty populated area so I are safe, but I have friends who live on the outskirts of Cairo and they are pretty much fucked when it comes to possessing any feelings of security for the time being. Oh yeah and a lot of major malls and brand stores in Cairo were pretty much totaled. But the concern relating to those looters is diminishing everyday as more citizens are adapting to the role of protectors of society.



So the main location where the protests take place (Liberation Square, Downtown Cairo) is pretty close to where I live, and Iâve joined in almost everyday since it started (No internet wtf else is there to do O_o), the action is really not non-stop; it peaks for a few hours(yesterday around 1-4 pm) then cools down to the point where most are just hanging out. The really committed, which I assume are mostly people who will be directly affected by w.e. happens as a result of all this, stay all day but most would come and go. Yesterday, there must have been atleast half a million at and around LS.



There are members of the army with their tanks and all in the Liberation Square and other various locations within Egypt. Their current stance neutral, neither siding with the govât nor the people.



After the police was pulled from the streets, the protests have been entirely peaceful, all people voicing the same desire for Mubarak to resign. However, just today a supposed group of pro-Mubarak protestors riding in on camels and horses for some odd reason, attacked the anti-Mubarak protestors who are believed to have been commanded by certain heavyweights that belong to the national democratic party. Things are looking bad again, in the shape of of a shitload of injuries and a few deaths.



Oh yeah and Mubarakâs last speech, when he claimed that he has no plans to campaign for future elections only further enraged the people and induced more heated protests everywhere, it seems that the majority want him gone immediately and not in 8 months time.



I plan to go tomorrow and take a few pics too, some people even protest in English, so If I capture anything interesting Iâll upload that I guess.