Cairo:
Protesters in Cairo march through the streets in another defiance of a government curfew on Sunday as they kept up the pressure on Egypt's embattled government.
A large crowd of protesters could be seen making their way to Tahrir square, where thousands of protesters have gathered each day to demand the departure of President Hosni Mubarak.
Minutes before the start of the 4 pm (1400 GMT) curfew, at least two jets appeared and made multiple passes over the downtown square, in what appeared to be an attempt by the Egyptian military to show its control of a city beset by looting, armed robbery and anti-government protests.
The jets made several passes over the square, dropping lower every time and setting off alarms in parked cars.
The army had sent hundreds more troops and armoured vehicles onto the streets starting on Sunday morning.
Lines of army tanks jammed a road leading into Tahrir, and a military helicopter hovered overhead.
However the apparent show of force seem to do little to put off protesters.
"No one is afraid of the curfew, we have been afraid for 30 years and no-one is afraid now. We want freedom, we want to be free to elect a president, a real president that can really take this country forward," said one man as he marched Tahrir square.
Truckloads of hundreds of police also poured back into Cairo neighbourhoods on Sunday afternoon and took up positions on the streets.
In some spots, they were jeered by residents who chanted anti-police slogans and demanded that they only be allowed to deploy jointly with the military.
A large crowd of protesters could be seen making their way to Tahrir square, where thousands of protesters have gathered each day to demand the departure of President Hosni Mubarak.
Minutes before the start of the 4 pm (1400 GMT) curfew, at least two jets appeared and made multiple passes over the downtown square, in what appeared to be an attempt by the Egyptian military to show its control of a city beset by looting, armed robbery and anti-government protests.
The jets made several passes over the square, dropping lower every time and setting off alarms in parked cars.
The army had sent hundreds more troops and armoured vehicles onto the streets starting on Sunday morning.
Lines of army tanks jammed a road leading into Tahrir, and a military helicopter hovered overhead.
However the apparent show of force seem to do little to put off protesters.
"No one is afraid of the curfew, we have been afraid for 30 years and no-one is afraid now. We want freedom, we want to be free to elect a president, a real president that can really take this country forward," said one man as he marched Tahrir square.
Truckloads of hundreds of police also poured back into Cairo neighbourhoods on Sunday afternoon and took up positions on the streets.
In some spots, they were jeered by residents who chanted anti-police slogans and demanded that they only be allowed to deploy jointly with the military.
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