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Tens of thousands packed central Cairo Friday, waving flags and singing the national anthem, emboldened in their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak after they repelled pro-regime attackers in two days of bloody street fights.

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An anti-government demonstrator stands with an Egyptian flag in Tahrir Square on February 4, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.Peter Macdiarmid

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Protesters chant anti-government slogans during mass demonstrations against Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, in Alexandria February 4, 2011.ASMAA WAGUIH

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A wounded anti-government protester sounds out the Muslim call to prayer from a rooftop on the edge of Tahrir Square February 4, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.Chris Hondros

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Anti-government demonstrators chant slogans against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on February 4, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.John Moore

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Anti-government demonstrators throw stones at supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on February 4, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.John Moore

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Egyptian anti-government protesters gather at Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 4, 2011 during "departure day" demonstrations to force President Hosni Mubarak to quit after he said he would like to step down but fears chaos would result.MARCO LONGARI

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An anti-government protestor shouts anti-Mubarak slogans after Friday prayers at Tahrir Square in Cairo February 4, 2011.MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY

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Anti-government protesters take part in Friday prayers at Tahrir Square in Cairo February 4, 2011.AMR ABDALLAH DALSH

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Anti-government demonstrators are watched by army soldiers from behind barbed wire as they line up to get into Tahrir Square on February 4, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.Peter Macdiarmid

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A shop in Tahrir Square is spray painted with the word Twitter after the government shut off internet access on February 4, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.Peter Macdiarmid

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Egypt's Defence Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, also deputy prime minister, talks to anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

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A soldier stands by as anti-government protestors line up to enter Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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The crowd grows in Cairo's Tahrir Square as anti-government protesters gather for sweeping Day of Departure demonstrations to force President Hosni Mubarak to quit.

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Anti-government demonstrators gather in Cairo?s Tahrir Square.

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A woman rests next to a barricade at Cairo's Tahrir Square.

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Anti-government protesters sleep in front of an army tank to prevent it from moving in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

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An anti-government protester waves a bloodstained Egyptian flag in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square.KHALED DESOUKI

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An anti-government demonstrator holds Egypt’s national flag with an-anti Mubarak slogan at Cairo's Tahrir Square.PATRICK BAZ

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