Tuesday, February 1, 2011

EGYPT NEWS FEB.1 - MILLION MARCH - LINKS &TWIT PICKS -NR.1

Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: The main road linking Cairo to Suez has been shut. (Suez is 130 km from Cairo, Population 500,000, witnessed large protests)
Sandmonkey
army shut down Suez road 2 prevent ppl frm Cairo suburbs frm reaching city. I'm now stuck on highway tryin 2 get 2 downtown
Dan Nolan
by danmike1
And jazeera won't stop reporting this story no matter how many of us are detained/arrested
Dan Nolan
 
So these tweets no longer from me as a journo but as a free man in Cairo! &there's 1000's of free men/women streaming toward square rite now
Dan Nolan
Commanding officer said he knew we're doin our job but it makes his job v difficult! "Jazeera is a problem" also told us to stop reporting
Dan Nolan
Then marched us toward Liberation Sq ironically enough but took a right into grounds of Cairo museum for questioning
Dan Nolan
4 soldiers entered our room armed with ak47's, bayonets swinging carelessly as they grabbed cameras etc. Marched 6 of us down goods lift..
Dan Nolan
Ok i'm back on the airwaves, pretty hairy day yest! Soldiers seized cameras,laptops,phones. Now got a nokia circ 1995 but its workin

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