Monday, January 31, 2011

Egypt gears up for gigantic protest

Al Jazeera

Protesters are trickling in to Cairo's Tahrir Square, the planned starting point of a "march of a million", on the eighth day of an uprising that has claimed at least 125 lives in clashes between demonstrators and police.

Another million-strong march is planned in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, as national train services were cancelled in an apparent bid to stymie protests.

Reporting from Cairo, an Al Jazeera correspondent reported that the number of people gathered in Tahrir Square on Tuesday morning was larger than had been seen on earlier days at the same time.

"The numbers are certainly larger than we've seen over the last couple of days, and there's a steady trickle of people walking into the square. A lot of people I've spoken to have said they will be attending, despite reports that there is the possibility that it could turn violent," she said.

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