Posted on 01/31/2011 9:45:45 AM PST by Nachum
Curfew-defying protesters continue 7th day of anti-government demonstrations calling for Mubarak's removal; Al-Jazeera network says 6 English-language journalists arrested, subsequently released.
Around 250,000 protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Monday afternoon as anti-government protests continued for the seventh day, the pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera reported.
Protesters ignored the state-imposed curfew which began at 3 p.m. as a coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to the streets Tuesday to demand the removal of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the clearest sign yet that a unified leadership was emerging for Egypt's powerful but disparate protest movement.
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