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08h48: LithuanianObserver in Vilnius says: "I strongly support the protests. They remind me of what happened in Vilnius in 1991: when our people's chose to live better they were met with tanks and guns, just as Egyptians who are facing Mubarak's police forces dressed up as civilians. I hope Egyptian people will reach their goal to live as they want, not as Mubarak tells them."
08h44: Nadia El-Awady in Cairo tweets: "I cried when my camera was broken by Mubarak thugs. My camera was my weapon in this revolt. It was the tool that created a role for me." Yet later she adds: "But I will not be intimidated to stop reporting. I am equipped with two phone batteries and will tweet as long as I have internet."
08h39: A witness tells Reuters that pro-Mubarak groups armed with knives and sticks are heading for Tahrir Square.
08h36: Returning to that suggestion that the army is coming down on the side of the anti-government protesters. The army plays a central role in Egypt, and there have been big questions about how it will react to the continuing unrest. For more on Egypt's security apparatus, read this recent analysis by BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner.
08h30: The Muslim Brotherhood, seen as Egypt's most important opposition party, says President Mubarak and his government have to go: "We demand that this regime is overthrown and we demand the formation of a national unity government for all the factions," it says in a statement broadcast by al-Jazeera.
08h22: Khalid Abdalla is a prominent British Egyptian actor who has been protesting all week. He described to the BBC World Service the situation in Tahrir Square on Thursday morning in graphic detail: "We've had a very successful attempt at physical and psychological warfare on us all night. I myself have seen people with bullet wounds. I saw someone with a wound, a bullet to the head, and he had his brain coming out of his forehead. It's been a very, very dark night and the atmosphere here is tense. People are exhausted. The wounded are absolutely everywhere. We've been under siege all night. Through the night they were also blocking the streets outside the square in order to stop people coming to us, in order to stop supplies coming in to us and we've also had reports of people who tried to leave also being arrested."
08h18: TravellerW tweets: "Walking through the tahrir battlefield. Number of injuries staggering. Morale impressively high. It really is "La Resistance!" "
08h12: The retired general talking to the BBC's Jon Leyne had been speaking in turn to tank crews in Tahrir Square. The general said he believed the military would move very soon against Mr Mubarak - possibly as soon as tomorrow. Our correspondent says it seems the army is willing now to put its lot very firmly on the side of the protesters.
08h07: The BBC's Jon Leyne has been told by a retired Egyptian general that the army is losing patience. He was told that if there's more firing from pro-government groups the army is now willing to open fire on them.
08h01: Blogger Sandmonkey, who writes the Rantings of a sandmonkey blog, describes the scenes that began on Wednesday at Tahrir square: "They attacked them with sticks, threw stones at them, brought in men riding horses and camels - in what must be the most surreal scene ever shown on TV - and carrying whips to beat up the protesters. And then the bullets started getting fired and Molotov cocktails started getting thrown at the anti-Mubarak protesters as the Army standing idly by, allowing it all to happen and not doing anything about it... "
07h54: Al-Jazeera jounalist Gregg Carlstrom tweets: "Just tried to enter Tahrir Square near the museum and got held at knifepoint by pro-Mubarak thugs. Crowd is more aggressive than yesterday."
07h58: Correspondents say that the US is now bypassing President Mubarak as it hardens its backing for a transfer of power. For more on the latest analysis of the Obama administration's position, read the latest blog entry from our North America editor, Mark Mardell.
07h53: A BBC Arabic correspondent reports that more pro-democracy activists have been arriving in Tahrir Square. "The majority of those who support the president have now left the square. Opponents of the regime have stood their ground overnight despite coming under attack repeatedly. They are hoping they will be joined by others in order to maintain control of the square."
07h49: The US earlier issued its own stark travel warning, urging those who want to leave to "immediately" head for the airport, adding that any delay was "not advisable". The state department said: "Do not wait for a call from the US embassy. Additional US government flights after Thursday are unlikely."
07h43: The French government calls on its nationals to leave Egypt unless they have an obligation to stay there, the government spokesman tells French radio.
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