Police started dispersing protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, who pledged to stay all night until their demands are met.
At a press conference earlier today, opposition groups announced their main demands that President Hosni Mubarak steps down and that his son, Gamal, who is believed to be groomed for the presidency, not to run for the post.
Police resorted to tear gas to separate protestors who ran to side streets. Many demonstrators suffocated and ambulances started coming to their rescue.
Unconfirmed reports about mass arrests were given to Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Protesters retreated to the nearby Talaat Harb Square where they tried to regroup. Other protesters took to the 6 October bridge which links the heart of the city to its eastern side.
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