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General Hassan el-Roweni, Commander of the Central Region in the Egyptian army, argues with anti Mubarak demonstrators after breaking through barricades protecting Cairos central Tahrir square on February 5, 2011 as Egyptians gather for the 12th consecutive day calling for the end to President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Getty

An Egyptian anti-government protester cries as soldiers moved in trying to convince demonstrators to dismantle their barricades in Cairo's Tahrir square on February 05, 2011, as Egyptians gather for the 12th consecutive day calling for the end to President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Getty

An Egyptian army officer tries to calm an anti-government protester, near Tahrir, or Liberation Square, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. US President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

An opposition supporter stands at a barricade near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 5, 2011. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who has reshuffled his government but refused to step down, met some of the new ministers on Saturday, the state news agency said, in a clear rebuff to the hundreds of thousands of people publicly demanding the 82-year-old leader step down. Reuters

An anti-government protester reads the Koran as he sits next to barricades mounted on the edge of Tahrir Square on February 5, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of the demonstrators continue to occupy the square, demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Getty

Opposition demonstrators lay in front of soldiers near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 5, 2011. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who has reshuffled his government but refused to step down, met some of the new ministers on Saturday, the state news agency said, in a clear rebuff to the hundreds of thousands of people publicly demanding the 82-year-old leader step down. Reuters

Anti-government protesters search a boy selling bread as he enters Tahrir Square on February 5, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of the demonstrators continue to occupy the square, demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Getty

An injured anti-government protester looks out from barricades mounted on the edge of Tahrir Square on February 5, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of the demonstrators continue to occupy the square, demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Getty

Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters sit under an army tank in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. US President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

Egyptian army soldiers arrest a man in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. US President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

Egyptian army soldiers catch a plain clothes state security policeman, center, after he was discovered by anti-Mubarak protesters in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

An Egyptian army soldier guard outside the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

An anti-government protester smokes a cigarette as he reads a newspaper in Tahrir, or Liberation Square, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

In order to avoid clashes, Egyptian army soldiers, tanks and armored personnel carriers are positioned between pro-government demonstrators, bottom on a flyover, and anti-government protesters, top, taking shelter behind barricades in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Rallies in Cairo and behind-the-scenes diplomacy from the U.S. President Barack Obama administration is piling more pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make a swift exit and allow a temporary government to embark on an immediate path toward democracy. AP

Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters shout slogans and flash V signs as they wave Egyptian flags during their protest in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

Opposition supporters rest near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 5, 2011. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who has reshuffled his government but refused to step down, met some of the new ministers on Saturday, the state news agency said, in a clear rebuff to the hundreds of thousands of people publicly demanding the 82-year-old leader step down. Reuters

Flames are seen at the site of a pipeline blast in North Sinai February 5, 2011. Saboteurs blew up a gas pipeline in northern Egypt in a further sign of the country's instability on a 12th day of demonstrations on Saturday against the 30-year-rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Reuters

Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in El-Arish, setting off a massive fire. No injuries were reported, and the blaze was quickly brought under control after the gas flow was shut off. AP

A medic reads a newspaper at a treatment centre within the opposition held area near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 5, 2011. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who has reshuffled his government but refused to step down, met some of the new ministers on Saturday, the state news agency said, in a clear rebuff to the hundreds of thousands of people publicly demanding the 82-year-old leader step down. The mark in the middle of the frame is caused by a raindrop on the lens. Reuters

A street vendor protects his face from dust as protestors clean Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Rallies in Cairo and behind-the-scenes diplomacy from the Obama administration is piling more pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make a swift exit and allow a temporary government to embark on an immediate path toward democracy. AP

A suspected Egyptian policeman is led through a crowd after being captured in Tahrir Square on February 5, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators continued to occupy the square in defiance of the Mubarak regime. AP

Anti-government protestors eat bread in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Rallies in Cairo and behind-the-scenes diplomacy from the Obama administration is piling more pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make a swift exit and allow a temporary government to embark on an immediate path toward democracy. AP

Egyptian anti-government protesters guard a makeshift barricade at Tahrir Square in Cairo on February 5, 2011. Egypt's defiant strongman Hosni Mubarak showed no sign of quitting on the 12th straight day of Cairo protests demanding he end his 30-year grip on power, as international calls grew for him to go. Getty

Egyptian anti-government protesters stand in front of an army tank (not seen) after rumours spread that the army was abandoning positions at Tahrir Square in Cairo on February 5, 2011. Egypt's defiant strongman Hosni Mubarak showed no sign of quitting on the 12th straight day of Cairo protests demanding he end his 30-year grip on power, as international calls grew for him to go. Getty

Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters read newspapers at Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

Egyptian anti-government protesters, a Christian (L) and a Muslim woman stand together in Cairo's Tahrir square on February 05, 2011, as Egyptians gather for the 12th consecutive day calling for the end to President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Getty

Anti-government protestors read newspapers in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Rallies in Cairo and behind-the-scenes diplomacy from the Obama administration is piling more pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make a swift exit and allow a temporary government to embark on an immediate path toward democracy. AP

A women reads a newspaper in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. AP

Workers use a crane to lift a police van, burned by anti-government protesters during last week's riots and used to block a road near Tahrir square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Rallies in Cairo and behind-the-scenes diplomacy from the U.S. President Barack Obama administration is piling more pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make a swift exit and allow a temporary government to embark on an immediate path toward democracy. AP