埃及總統穆巴拉克辭職 民衆歡呼
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned after 18 days of constant protests by Egyptians calling for the end of his 30-year rule. Tens of thousands of cheering Egyptians took to the streets to celebrate the announcement Friday from Vice President Omar Suleiman, who said the president's powers had been handed over to the military. State television said the country will be given details later Friday about how the military will run the country. Word of Mr. Mubarak's resignation drew thunderous applause from crowds of anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation)) Square, where it is now nighttime. Many chanted and waved the Egyptian flag.
Suleiman's brief announcement came after more than two weeks of daily anti-government protests. The vice president said Mr. Mubarak had taken into consideration the "difficult circumstances" that the country was going through. News organizations quoted officials as saying Mr. Mubarak had left the capital and traveled to his residence in the Red Sea resort Sharm El-Sheikh.
Hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators had spread out across Cairo and other Egyptian cities Friday, after a speech Thursday night in which Mr. Mubarak said he was committed to staying in power until September.
Witnesses and a security official say at least one person was killed and 20 injured in clashes between police and demonstrators in the northern Sinai town of al-Arish. About 1,000 protesters attacked a police station in the city. Demonstrators also swarmed around the state radio and television building in Cairo and the presidential palace in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis. Anti-Mubarak demonstrators also massed at other locations, including Alexandria and outside of government buildings in Suez.
埃及總統穆巴拉克在該國民衆持續18天的抗議後辭職。抗議者呼籲結束穆巴拉克30年的統治。埃及副總統蘇萊曼星期五宣佈了這一消息。他說，總統職權已經移交給軍方。數以萬計的埃及人走上街頭，慶祝這一消息。埃及國家電視臺說，星期五晚些時候，埃及人將知道軍方管理國家的細節。穆巴拉克辭職的消息引來開羅解放廣場上衆多反政府示威者雷鳴般的歡呼。那裏現在已是晚上，許多人高呼口號，揮舞着埃及國旗。
蘇萊曼發表這一簡短聲明前，埃及的反政府抗議活動已經持續了兩個多星期。這位埃及副總統說，穆巴拉克考慮到埃及正在經歷的“困難局勢”。新聞機構援引官員們的話說，穆巴拉克已經離開埃及首都，抵達他在紅海度假地沙姆沙伊赫的住宅。
穆巴拉克在星期四晚上的講話中表示他將任職到九月。星期五，開羅和埃及其它城市遍佈着數以十萬計的反政府示威者。
目擊者和安全官員說，在埃及北部的西奈城鎮鋁阿里什發生的警察與示威者的衝突中，至少有一人被殺，20人受傷。示威者衝擊警察局。示威者還涌向埃及國家廣播和電視大樓，以及開羅郊區赫利奧波利斯區的總統官邸。埃及其它地方也聚集了大批反穆巴拉克的示威者，其中包括亞歷山大和蘇伊士的政府大樓外面。
