As Egyptians celebrated Mubarak's fall into the wee hours Friday, the country's military chiefs released a statement pledging to allow "free and honest" elections and a "peaceful transition" of power. Babak Dehghanpisheh reports from Tahrir Square. Plus, our full coverage of the revolution.
A deafening roar went up from the crowd of thousands in Tahrir Square shortly after 6 p.m. local time when state TV confirmed the rumors: President Hosni Mubarak, the man who ruled the country with an iron fist for 30 years, had resigned. Groups of young men carrying Egyptian flags threw their arms around each other, jumping up and down and chanting, "Mubarak left, Egypt is free!" (which rhymes in Arabic). Others embraced and wept openly. One man looked at the scene around him-a swirl of flags and anti-regime banners-in disbelief, simply shaking his head. Within minutes, hundreds of devout Muslims lined up row after row across the square.
A deafening roar went up from the crowd of thousands in Tahrir Square shortly after 6 p.m. local time when state TV confirmed the rumors: President Hosni Mubarak, the man who ruled the country with an iron fist for 30 years, had resigned. Groups of young men carrying Egyptian flags threw their arms around each other, jumping up and down and chanting, "Mubarak left, Egypt is free!" (which rhymes in Arabic). Others embraced and wept openly. One man looked at the scene around him-a swirl of flags and anti-regime banners-in disbelief, simply shaking his head. Within minutes, hundreds of devout Muslims lined up row after row across the square.
- 2/11/2011
- by Babak Dehghanpisheh
- The Daily Beast
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