Kingsley Kobo, AfricaNews reporter in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Violence continues in Egypt Monday even after President Hosni Mubarak sacked his government and appointed an unprecedented vice president late last week. Angered protesters say the reform is too little and too late, and vowed to press for the ousting of Mubarak's 30-year-old regime.
The largest opposition group Brotherhood and other opposition parties plan a one-million-march for Tuesday meant to finally stamp out President Muburak, according to Aljazeera.
Noble Prize winner and main opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei, who flew into the country from exile last week, currently spearheads the protests. He has been delegated by the opposition bloc to negotiate with the embattled President.
Earlier on Sunday, ElBaradei called for the departure of Mubarak and the formation of a transition government, which he was ready to head, CNN said.
He was also seen at the popular Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday addressing thousands of protesters who were surrounding by army tanks.
He told the crowd that “there was no going back, President Mubarak must leave.”
He also called on the United States to stop backing the Mubarak’s regime if the American government wanted to protest its credibility. The Egyptian army receives the greatest aid from American in the region after Israel. About $1.2 billion is disbursed by Washington par annum to assist the Egyptian army in maintaining stability and security in the region.
However, the US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton has called on Cairo to initiate a meaningful political reform in line with the aspiration of the people.
Consequences
The uprising which enters its seventh day on Monday has claimed more than 100 lives, with a thousand more injured, according to independent sources quoted by Reuters.
Most of the atrocities have been attributed to the police, who have been replaced on the streets by the army. Although the Interior Ministry says the police will return to the street Monday to maintain security but not to fight back protesters.
Aljazeera showed footages of soldiers sympathising with protesters, having photographs together and allowing youths to climb on armoured tanks, and even scribble graffiti on the tanks with hostile messages to Mubarak.
Although by Sunday evening, the army reinforced their positions, with helicopters and army jets flying at low altitude across the city of Cairo.
Several prisons in Egypt have been broken with prisoners released as protests continued on Saturday and with security deteriorating.
Mass looting has also been reported in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez.
It is still unclear if President Mubarak will accept the conditions of negotiation with the opposition delegate as more protests seem to be in view on Monday.
Violence continues in Egypt Monday even after President Hosni Mubarak sacked his government and appointed an unprecedented vice president late last week. Angered protesters say the reform is too little and too late, and vowed to press for the ousting of Mubarak's 30-year-old regime.
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