Hundreds protest Egypt leader in several US cities

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By ALAN SAYRE

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hundreds calling for the departure of Egypt's president peacefully demonstrated in several U.S. cities on Saturday, showing solidarity with the large, anti-government throngs that have taken over a sprawling public square in Cairo.

About 150 people gathered outside the New Orleans federal building to demand that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak step down. Meanwhile, about 180 people demonstrated in Atlanta outside the headquarters of CNN. In Washington, more than 100 marched from the Egyptian Embassy to the White House, following protests in that city on Tuesday and last Saturday. Rallies were also held in New York and Seattle and near Detroit.

At the New Orleans demonstration, the group waved signs and Egyptian flags and chanted "Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights."

"That's a drop in the bucket," Egypt native Reda Bakeer, a 57-year-old engineer, said of the protest he joined. "I have friends who are dying. We have joined a party here."


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[susanr516]

1. There was a small group protesting in Corpus Christi Sat. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.