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Egypt: Clashes Continue, Gov’t Resigns, Million March Tuesday
After three days of clashes between protesters and military forces in Egypt that resulted in more than 30 dead people, activists called for a mass demonstration in Cairo against the country's ruling military council.
Groups including the Coalition of Revolution Youth and the April 6 movement, which spearheaded the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February, called for a "million-man march" Tuesday in Tahrir Square to put pressure on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to cede power to civilian leaders.
As a result of the scene on ground, Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, resigned Monday.
However, military official announced that the council was seeking agreement on a
new PM before it would accept the resignation.
Meanwhile, Tahrir Square continued to attract hundreds of thousands of protesters.
"The people want the fall of the marshal," protesters chanted, referring to Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Mubarak's defense minister for two decades and head of SCAF.
"This land belongs to Egyptians. It is not for sale and does not need any guardians," one banner read.
After expressing "deep regret for the victims in these painful incidents", the ruling council appealed for calm late on Monday and called for "crisis talks with political forces to find a way forward, as well as calling for a justice ministry investigation into the latest unrest."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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