Earlier, sources told CNN that a U.S. envoy sent by Obama urged Mubarak to announce he won't run for re-election later this year, a major shift in foreign policy regarding the main Arab ally of the United States and a vital partner in the Middle East peace process because of its 1978 treaty with Israel.
Taarifa ambazo hazijathibitishwa zinasema maafisa wa polisi waliokuwa wamevalia kiraia walikuwa miongoni mwa baadhi ya wafuasi wa Bw Mubarak waliojitokeza katika eneo la Tahrir.