CAIRO, (Reuters) – Activists trying to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played cat-and-mouse with police on the streets into the early hours of today, as unprecedented protests against his 30-year rule entered a third day.
Prominent reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei, who lives in Vienna, was expected to return to Egypt today, an arrival that could galvanise protests that so far have lacked a leader.
At least three protesters and one policeman have died in clashes since they erupted on Tuesday. The protests, inspired by a popular revolt in Tunisia and unprecedented during Mubarak’s strong-handed rule, have seen police