Egypt's Mubarak in Red Sea resort

A local government official says President Hosni Mubarak is in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, 400km from the capital, Cairo, where protesters are deluging squares and marching on presidential palaces and the State TV building.

The official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue, said Mubarak arrived at the airport in Sharm on Friday and was greeted by the local governor.

Mubarak passed most of his powers to Vice-President Omar Suleiman on Thursday night, rebuffing the demands of hundreds of thousands of demonstrators that he step down immediately.

Mubarak spends a good deal of time in Sharm, where he has a palace.

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