Cairo: “Allahu Akhbar!”

Egypt appears to be in the midst of a populist revolt. The news stories are coming in too thick and fast for me to gather excerpts, but here are some highlights:

• Hundreds of thousands of people are on the streets.
  
• Police cars have been set on fire.
  
• Large demonstrations are underway in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Suez, and other areas.
  
• Protesters in Cairo have chased police out of the main square.
  
• President Hosni Mubarak’s headquarters is on fire.
  
• Police are using live ammunition (not just rubber bullets) against the demonstrators.
  
• Some police have discarded their uniforms and joined the protesters.
  
• The Muslim Brotherhood has thrown its support behind Mohammed el-Baradei.

Below the fold is a raw news video from RT that was released a short while ago, showing clashes between police and demonstrators on the streets of Cairo:


Hat tips: KGS, Henrik, Vlad Tepes, and Fjordman.