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Mubarak resigns, hands power to military

The Associated Press
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak begins to make a televised statement to his nation in this image taken from TV aired Thursday.

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Vice President says Hosni Mubarak has resigned as president and handed control to the military.

Car horns were heard around Cairo in celebration after Vice President Omar Suleiman made the announcement on national TV on Friday.

“In these difficult circumstances that the country is passing through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to leave the position of the presidency,” Suleiman said. He has commissioned the Armed Forces Council to direct the issues of the state.”
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