Egyptian Protesters Defy Curfew After Mubarak Refuses to Resign
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters are congregating in central Cairo for a fifth day of unrest, in defiance of a military-imposed curfew, after President Hosni Mubarak ignored demands to resign.
Forty people were killed and 1,100 injured in the clashes that have swept major cities including Cairo in the past two days, according to the Egyptian Health Ministry. The government of Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif resigned today at Mubarak’s request.