Egypt’s pro-democracy protesters, who have so far rejected the idea of storming the presidential palace, are now planning to force Mubarak out of power on Friday.
The declaration was made by Dr Mohamed El Baradei, whom the protesters and opposition groups designated as their spokesperson.
Egyptians have marked Friday as “Departure Day,” El Baradei told the media last night after thugs hired by Mubarak savagely attacked peaceful protesters while the army looked on without any attempt to intervene.
In a hand-to-hand combat the lasted several hours, the protesters succeeded in chasing away Mubarak’s thugs.
On Thursday morning, as Mubarak’s thugs regrouped and returned, the army moved for the first time to stop the fighting.
The protesters, hundreds of thousands of them, are now planning to head for Mubarak residence following prayer on Friday morning. It is not clear whether the army will try to stop them. If they army remains neutral, the protesters can easily overwhelm the presidential guards.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Gandhi.