Egyptians call for Mubarak to stand down

Published January 29, 2011
Protesters flee from tear gas fire during clashes in Cairo. Police and demonstrators fought running battles on the streets of Cairo on Friday in a fourth day of unprecedented protests by tens of thousands of Egyptians. ? Photo by Reuters
Protesters flee from tear gas fire during clashes in Cairo. Police and demonstrators fought running battles on the streets of Cairo on Friday in a fourth day of unprecedented protests by tens of thousands of Egyptians. ? Photo by Reuters

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have been pouring into the streets of Egypt, stoning and confronting police who fire back with rubber bullets and tear gas in the most violent and chaotic scenes yet in the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.

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