穆巴拉克的支持者與反對者在開羅衝突

Supporters of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have entered Cairo's Tahrir Square and clashed with protesters who have been calling for the president to step down. People on both sides threw stones at each other in the square Wednesday, as people on camels and horses charged through the crowds.

The army has pulled back to let protesters gather, a day after an estimated 250,000 people flooded the square to demand Mr. Mubarak's resignation. Egypt's military on Wednesday urged demonstrators to return to their normal lives, saying their message has been heard and their demands have become known.

Mr. Mubarak announced late Tuesday he will not seek reelection in September but he vowed to serve out his term. The long-time Egyptian leader said on state television that he has exhausted his life serving Egypt and its people, and pledged to work during the rest of his term to carry out a "peaceful transfer of power." Soon after Mr. Mubarak's speech, clashes erupted between protesters and government supporters in the northern port city of Alexandria. At least 12 people were injured. Witnesses reported similar unrest in Suez and other cities east of Cairo.

Meanwhile, Internet service began returning to the country Wednesday after days of an unprecedented cutoff.

備受指責的埃及總統穆巴拉克的支持者進入塔利爾廣場，與呼籲穆巴拉克下臺的抗議者發生衝突。星期三，雙方在塔利爾廣場向彼此投擲石頭，騎着馬和駱駝的人衝擊人羣。

埃及軍隊已撤退，讓抗議者聚集。一天前，大約25萬人聚集在塔利爾廣場，要求穆巴拉克辭職。埃及軍方星期三敦促示威者恢復正常生活，並說，示威者的呼聲和要求已經爲世人所知。

穆巴拉克星期二晚上宣佈，他不會謀求9月份的連任競選，但誓言要完成他的任期。這位長期執政的埃及領導人在國家電視頻道上說，他竭盡一生爲埃及和埃及人民服務，並保證會在他餘下的任期裏進行“和平的權力轉移”。穆巴拉克發表聲明後不久，抗議者與政府的支持者在埃及北部的港口城市亞歷山大發生了衝突，導致至少12人受傷。目擊者報告說，在蘇伊士和開羅以東的其它城市也發生了類似的騷亂。

同時，埃及的互聯網服務前所未有地中斷幾天後，星期三已在恢復運營。