Friday, February 4, 2011

The Guardian's Harriet Sherwood reports: The demonstration in Alexandria

The Guardian's Harriet Sherwood reports: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/feb/04/egypt-protests-day-departure-live
Harriet Sherwood. The demonstration in Alexandria, Egypt's second city, is expected to be very big today, surpassing the 100,000-plus who came out on to the streets on Tuesday.
There have been signs that the Muslim Brotherhood, which has a strong presence in the city, has been organising for today's protest. A vehicle with speakers has been exhorting people to make a stand, and anti-regime activists have been visiting the mosques calling on people to join the protest.
"Tomorrow will be big," said Ahmed Mohammed, 27, a government employee who was protesting yesterday. "We have demands. They are old demands, but nobody listened until now."
The demonstration is expected to begin after Friday prayers and converge, to begin with, on Alexandria's seafront.  continued.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/feb/04/egypt-protests-day-departure-live

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