Egypt protests: Thousands plan 'Day of Departure' march

[Purveyor]

Source: BBC

Protesters in the Egyptian capital Cairo are preparing to stage a "Day of Departure" for President Hosni Mubarak.

Organisers are calling for tens of thousands of people to gather in Tahrir Square, where days of unrest have left at least 300 people dead.

Mr Mubarak is coming under increasing international pressure to resign, with the US now calling for an immediate transition of power.

But he has so far refused to go, saying doing so would leave Egypt in chaos.

In his first interview since anti-government protests began, he told ABC News he was "fed up" with power and would like to resign immediately.

But he repeated his long-held assertion that the country's Islamist opposition - the Muslim Brotherhood - would fill the power vacuum left by his absence.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12362826

[global1]

1. 300 Dead? Really?......nt

[tiny elvis]

2. bbc changed story to 'hundreds of casualties' nt

[EFerrari]

3. The defense minister is said to be at Tahrir today:

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