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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/angry-reaction-to-mubaraks-delay.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Egypt in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-angry-reaction-to-mubaraks-delay.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Egypt in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington"/></a></p>
<p>Protesters in Egypt have reacted angrily to President Hosni Mubarak&#8217;s plan to transfer power after he announced he would not stand down until later this year.</p>
<p>Demonstrators maintained their presence in Cairo&#8217;s main square after Mr Mubarak rejected intense pressure to stand aside immediately.</p>
<p>In a speech broadcast on state television, the president said he would not be running for another term of office in the September elections, but would work during &#8220;the final months&#8221; of his term to ensure a &#8220;peaceful transfer of power&#8221;.</p>
<p>The former air force commander vowed not to flee the country, saying: &#8220;This is my dear homeland &#8230; I have lived in it, I fought for it and defended its soil, sovereignty and interests. On its soil I will die. History will judge me and all of us.&#8221;</p>
<p>The delayed nature of Mr Mubarak&#8217;s concession threatened to inflame frustration among protesters, who booed and waved their shoes in the air to signal their disgust.</p>
<p>US president Barack Obama suggested September would not be soon enough, saying: &#8220;What is clear is my belief an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful and it must begin now.&#8221;</p>
<p>He described the demonstrators as &#8220;an inspiration to people around the world&#8221; and said: &#8220;To the people of Egypt, especially the young ones, I want to be clear: we hear your voices. I have an unyielding belief that you will seize your own destiny.&#8221;</p>
<p>A Foreign Office spokesman said Britain would study the detail of Mr Mubarak&#8217;s proposals but added that the &#8220;real test&#8221; would be whether the Egyptian people&#8217;s aspirations were met.</p>
<p>An estimated 250,000 people flooded Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday in the biggest demonstrations so far. They sang nationalist songs and chanted the anti-Mubarak slogan &#8220;Leave! Leave! Leave!&#8221; as military helicopters buzzed overhead.</p>
<p>Organisers had said the aim was to intensify marches to get the president out of power by Friday. Similar demonstrations erupted in at least five other cities around Egypt.</p>
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