Update from Cairo

The Takeaway

Google executive Wael Ghonim’s emotional inteview with Egyptian television has helped reignite Egypt’s protests. Tahrir Square continues to be the epicenter of the protests in Egypt, with one of the biggest crowds yet converging on the square. For an update, we hear from the BBC’s Jon Leyne.

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