Egyptian military tanks have rolled into cities, including Cairo, to restore order.
But Egyptians are angry and President Hosni Mubarak's speech promising political reform has done little to appease them.
Protests continued for a fifth day, with demonstrators still calling for an end to his 30-year reign.
Dan Nolan reports from Cairo.
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