10,000 Egyptians converge in Cairo

Egyptian demonstrators gather in Tahrir Square, in central Cairo, on January 31, 2011, on the seventh day of protests against long term President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

Source: Press TV
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More than 10,000 protesters converge in the center of Cairo, as the nation braces for a 'million man march' to mark a week since the unprecedented demonstrations began in the country.

Many protesters defied a curfew to bunker down overnight in Cairo's Tahrir Square. They were joined by thousands of others soon after dawn, some toting signs reading "Mubarak Out," while others carried posters showing beleaguered Mubarak hanging from a noose.

Other protesters held signs emblazoned with Mubarak's picture and the slogan "Your head must roll."

Protest organizers have pledge to march in millions on the eight day of protests on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital to demand Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak step down, AFP reported on Tuesday.

The internet in Egypt was down for the fifth straight day amid reports that mobile phone networks could be restricted later in the day.

The Egyptian government also canceled national train services across the country in a move to prevent the protesters from joining the 'million man march' in the capital city.

The Egyptian military has also stepped up its presence in downtown Cairo ahead of a planned 'one-million man' protest against the government of Mubarak. The country's state television has warned people to stay home.

The protesters said they would begin their demonstration in Tahrir Square and march towards the building housing the state television and then on to the presidential palace.

Protest organizers have pledged another million-strong march in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria on Tuesday side by side their fellow capital residents.

Anti-government protesters and opposition groups have announced an indefinite general strike to mount pressure on Mubarak.

The uprising, which has claimed at least 150 lives in Egypt so far, has forced Mubarak to announce political and economic reforms, dismissed as inadequate by opposition figures.

The Egyptian Army has pledged not to open fire on peaceful demonstrators as thousands of people insist on their campaign to oust Mubarak.

The army, which put Mubarak into power in 1981, has reportedly announced that it considers the people's demands as legitimate.