Photo Gallery Cairo Protests Escalate
Egyptian riot police in Cairo have clashed with thousands of demonstrators after Friday prayers. The protesters are demanding that President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for over 30 years, step down.
Demonstrators confront riot police in Cairo on Friday. There were reports of at least one death during Friday's clashes.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei (center) also took part in Friday's demonstrations. He has volunteered to be a leader for the pro-democracy movement. There were reports on Friday that he had been placed under house arrest.
Protesters perform the Friday noon prayer in front of riot police during a demonstration in Cairo. Many Egyptians are said to be fed up with Mubarak's regime.
Egyptian demonstrators suffering from tear gas hide in a mosque in Cairo on Friday.
A protest in front of the Egyptian Embassy in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Friday: The Egyptian protesters have been inspired by the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia.
Demonstrations in Egypt began on Tuesday. Protests seemed to have intensified on Friday, as this picture taken in Cairo shows.
Riot police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo on Friday.
Locals soaked by water cannon in Cairo on Friday: Thousands of police were present on the streets of Egypt's capital.
Egyptian authorities apparently disrupted mobile phone networks and Internet services on Friday in what was thought to be an attempt to stop the protesters from organizing.
Protests in Cairo: The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist opposition group, has supported the demonstrations. It is said to be the most popular political movement in the country.
Demonstrators in Cairo confront riot police: The BBC reported Friday that one of its journalists had been beaten up by police.
Egyptians pray in the street in Cairo on Friday under the watchful eyes of riot police.
Clashes in Cairo on Friday.
Some observers fear there will be a harsh crackdown on the protests, pointing to the strength of the Egyptian security forces.
This photo shows protests in Cairo on Thursday.
There have been protests in other cities as well as Cairo. Here, plainclothes police arrest an anti-government protester in the port city of Suez on Thursday.
Alexandria has also seen protests. Here, demonstrators tear down a huge portrait of Mubarak in the city on Jan. 25.
Smoke billows up into the late evening sky on Friday in Cairo.
Earlier in the afternoon, riot police forced protesters back across the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as the attempted to get into Tahrir Square in Cairo.
