'Revolution Of The People': Egyptians Resume Protests -- MSNBC
CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clung to power on Saturday as thousands of protesters took to the streets again to demand that he quit.
Mubarak ordered troops and tanks into the capital Cairo and other cities overnight and imposed a curfew in an attempt to quell demonstrations that have shaken the Arab world's most populous nation, a key U.S. ally, to the core.
Government buildings, including the ruling party's headquarters, were still blazing on Saturday morning after being set alight by demonstrators who defied the curfew.
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