Army descends on Cairo as curfew expanded

Egypt’s military has deployed on the streets of Cairo to enforce a night-time curfew as the sun set on a day of rioting and violent chaos that was a major escalation in the challenge to authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.

Egypt's national carrier tonight suspended its flights from Cairo for 12 hours. The company said its flights from abroad will be able to land, but departures were cancelled.