Egypt dictator Hosni Mubarak on the brink of being toppled.

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People defy a government curfew as they continue to occupy Tahrir Square on January 30, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.​

 

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An Egyptian demonstrator sits on top of a set of traffic lights in Tahrir Square in central in Cairo, on January 30, 2011, as thousands took to the streets of Egypt for the sixth consecutive day calling for the resignation of their long term President Hosni Mubarak.​

 

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Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei waves to supporters in Tahrir Square on January 30, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt​

 

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An Egyptian Army soldier is a handed a flower by an anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square January 30, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.​

 

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Egyptians shout, wave flags, and gesture at an Egyptian Army helicopter buzzing over Tahrir Square the afternoon of January 30, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.​

 

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An Egyptian man holds a chain as part of a ad-hoc neighborhood security militia in residential neighborhood in central Cairo the afternoon of January 30, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.​

 

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Marchers shake hands with Egyptian Army soldiers on tanks during a demonstration against President Hosni Mubarek in Tahrir Square January 29, 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. Egytian soldiers were for the most part interacting peacefully with the marchers in Tahrir Square during the afternoon hours, shaking hands and allowing them to stand briefly on their tanks.​

 

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Egyptian special forces walk up the stairs of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 75 small artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers, Egypt's antiquities chief said Saturday. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Director for the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, said the vandals did not manage to steal any of the museum's antiquities, and that the prized collection was now safe and under military guard.​

 

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Dr. Zahi Hawass, Director for the Supreme Council of Antiquities, center, talks to the press as members of the Egyptian special forces stand guard on the main floor of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011​

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An Egyptian family riding a scooter pass by a fire-damaged shopping mall guarded by an army tank in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave.​

 

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A protester pleads to God to "liberate Egypt from Mubarak" as another prays during a demonstration in Tahrir square in Cairo January 30, 2011. Protesters intensified their campaign on Monday to force Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to quit as world leaders struggled to find a solution to a crisis that has torn up the Middle East political map. Picture taken January 30, 2011.​

 

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A girl holds a poster during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011​

 

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Egyptian demonstrator holds a sign up following prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, on January 31, 2011, on the seventh day of mass protests calling for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak.​

 

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Women shout during an anti-government demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011​

 

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Army soldiers atop an Armoured Personel Carrier (APC) guard the area near the Pyramids in Cairo January 31, 2011.​

 

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A view of protestors gathered in Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak.​

 

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People queue for bread outside a bakery in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Banks, schools and the stock market were shut for the second working day. Long lines formed outside bakeries as people tried to replenish their stores of bread, the main source of sustenance for most Egyptians.​

 

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Members of the Egyptian army wash up in front of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011.​

 

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An Egyptian civilian controls the traffic in a street in central Cairo on January 31, 2011 as Egyptian protesters called for an indefinite strike in Egypt upping the stakes in their bid to topple President Hosni Mubarak's regime​