'Million protesters' urged onto Egypt's streets

A million people were urged to take to the streets today to demand that Egypt’s authoritarian leader step down as more signs emerged that army support for President Hosni Mubarak may be unravelling.

The military pledged yesterday not to fire on protesters as more than 10,000 people beat drums, played music and chanted slogans in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which has become the epicentre of a week of protests demanding an end to Mr Mubarak’s three decades in power.