Protestors refuse to end Egypt demonstration

02-06-2011 08:51 BJT

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Egypt's anti-government protesters have welcomed the resignation of the ruling party's top leadership body, but insist they will not be satisfied until President Hosni Mubarak also steps down. An Egyptian army general visited protesters to ask them to leave the square and allow roads to reopen.

Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters continued their demonstrations against Mubarak during Saturday night at Tahrir square in Cairo.

They have so far shrugged off other concessions by the Egyptian government, saying they will settle for nothing less than the immediate resignation of Mubarak.

Meanwhile, a Egyptian army general spent hours talking to protestors in a bid to get them to stop hampering military efforts to remove barricades.

Gen. Hassan Al-Rueini, Egyptian Army, said, "We need to open this road, which is blocked to traffic. There are a lot of government offices that need to reopen. If we do not reopen this road, people won't be able to work."

However, protesters are digging in their heels. Many believe that without public pressure, Mubarak will not step down.

They fear his government will enact only symbolic reforms and try to preserve its grip on power.