Egyptian protesters vow to fight on for reform

TENS of thousands rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday, trying to keep up pressure on Egypt’s military rulers to carry out reforms and calling for the dismissal of holdovers from the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

The downtown square had been the centre of an 18-day uprising that brought down Mubarak on February 11. The Egyptian military took over from Mubarak, but assigned government affairs to a caretaker cabinet until elections can be held.

Demonstrators said yesterday they are worried the army is not moving quickly enough on reforms, including repealing emergency laws, releasing political prisoners and removing members of Mubarak’s regime from power.