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Egypt protests – day of departure live updates | World news
Things remain quiet in Cairo for the time being – quiet enough for al-Jazeera to start running cricket items – other than a few bursts of gunfire in warning from the army, so it's time to wrap up the blog for the night. Here's a summary of the latest events: • Thousands of protesters remain in Cairo's Tahrir Square after a day that saw largely peaceful mass demonstrations throughout the country • Greek prime minister George Papandreou is to visit Egypt on Sunday to deliver a message from the EU to President Mubarak face to face • Al-Jazeera's offices in Cairo were destroyed and the Arabic channel's bureau chief was taken into custody by security forces, continuing official attacks on the Qatari network