Over 50,000 protesters have amassed at Tahrir square despite a curfew in place from 16.00 local Cairo time today.
The military have also surrounded the Giza Plateau (Pyramid site) and have closed off the area to the public.
The Military have also secured the Egyptian museum in Cairo....
This blog is compiled by Howard Middleton-Jones. My aim is to provide a regularly updated archive of the Coptic past and present.
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Egypt events - updates
Apologies for not updating recently - I have just returned from Cairo, and just missed the sensational events just taking place - if you want to receive regular and live updates of events happening in Egypt in this historic period, I will attempt to update here, and you can also get up to the minute reports on my facebook page - just add me to your list (Howard Middleton-Jones)
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Copts retrun to deadly blomb blast in Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt (CNN) -- Emotional congregants returned to their church Sunday in Alexandria, Egypt, mourning the loss of fellow worshippers in a bombing a day earlier
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/02/egypt.attack/?hpt=Sbin
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/02/egypt.attack/?hpt=Sbin
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