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Britain and the USA advise their citizens to leave.
A sense of chaos sweeps the country after the police
withdrawal and news of uprisings in the prisons of Abu
Zaabal, Tora, Fayoum, and Qata. General Mohammed
Al Batran of the Prison Authority is martyred in Qata,
and Habib al-Adly and his officers are subsequently
accused of his murder. Al Batran is understood to have
disobeyed orders to release prisoners – orders by the
Interior Minister in a deliberate attempt to cause chaos.
Young people form Popular Committees to protect
property and maintain security in the streets.
Egyptian television announces extension of the curfew,
which will henceforth last from 4pm until 8am.
Bedouin blow up the local State Security headquarters in
al-Arish, Sinai, killing one person and wounding twelve.
Egyptian television announces the resignation of
Ahmed Ezz, member of the National Democratic
Party's policies secretariat.
January 30
Around 250 000 protestors remain in Tahrir Square.
F16 aircraft fly overhead at low altitudes, prompting
the chant “Hosni's gone crazy!”.
ElBaradei, in Tahrir Square, demands that the regime
leave and calls for a new Egypt.
Calls for Mubarak to step down are growing in
number, both within Egypt and abroad, and US
statements call upon the Egyptian government to
respond to the demands of the people.
Egyptians are urged by demonstrators in Tahrir Square
to take part in the first million-strong demonstration to
topple Mubarak.
Israel asks for the global biased rhetoric against Mubarak
to be moderated, countering that he has proved himself
capable of maintaining peace in the region.
The internet is still experiencing shutdowns, and
opposition television channels, including Al Jazeera,
are taken off air. Meanwhile, six Al Jazeera editors are
arrested and later released.
January 31
Military spokesperson General Ismail Etman promises
that the army will not use force against demonstrators,
and vows to protect the right to freedom of expression
of all those using peaceful means.
The new cabinet, headed by Ahmed Shafik, is sworn in.
Omar Suleiman announces that Mubarak has
entrusted him with the task of beginning a dialogue
with a range of political players on the issue of
constitutional and legislative reform.