AL JAZEERA ENGLISH: Government blocks internet and mobile services ahead of planned protests against President Mubarak's 30-year rule.Egypt is on edge as activists pressing for a change in government prepare to stage the biggest day of protests in the Middle East's most populous nation amid a security clampdown.
Security forces are on high alert and internet, mobile phone and SMS services have been disrupted ahead of the planned demonstrations following Friday prayers.
Dan Nolan, Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from the capital, Cairo, said that internet access had been blocked across the country and the government had effectively wiped the country off the global digital map in a bid to prevent protesters from organising themselves.
But he said people already know where to be on Friday if they want to have their voice heard "because an email was spread throughout Egyptian networks last night ... that listed the places where people should gather".
For the past three days, cities across Egypt have witnessed unprecedented protests against the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, the president.
Apparently inspired by the recent turmoil in Tunisia, the determined protesters have stood their ground against heavily-armed police and are refusing to relent until there is a change in government.
The violence has so far left seven people dead. >>> Source: Al Jazeera and agencies | Friday, 28. January 2011
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