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Egyptians calling for million man rally in Cairo



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Following another bloody round of clashes with the military, they certainly need to do something big to change the direction of events. Al Jazeera:

Activists in Egypt are calling for a mass demonstration in Cairo against the country's ruling military council after three days of clashes between protesters and government forces left at least 33 people dead and hundreds injured.

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" on Tuesday afternoon in Tahrir Square to put pressure on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to cede power to civilian leaders.

Egypt's cabinet, headed by Essam Sharaf, the interim prime minister, offered its resignation late on Monday but a military official said the council was seeking agreement on a new prime minister before it would accept the resignation.


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