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Vancouver rally in support of protesters in Egypt
Egyptian Canadians demand an end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule
Lara Fominoff Jan 26, 2011 19:36:20 PM
Be the first to Comment  6 Recommendation(s) VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A small, but loud and angry crowd of Egyptian Canadians gathered in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery to support the efforts of anti-government protesters in their home country.

Men, women and children alike held Egyptian flags, and signs reading, "Egypt deserves freedom."

Mohammed Mansour organized the demonstration and says Egyptians around the world have been inspired by the events taking place in Tunisia over the last several weeks. "We've tried to do stuff like this before, but it never worked, but when we saw that it worked somewhere else, we thought maybe we have a chance."

He says they're also supporting the efforts of their fellow countrymen who've clashed violently with police over the last two days

So far, more than 850 people have been arrested and several people have been killed.

President Hosni Mubarak has now banned any further protests in that country calling for his resignatm\ion

Protesters holding signs in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery.