Egyptians up ante on seventh day of wrath

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Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has ordered police back onto the streets, days after violent clash with protesters forced them off.

The move comes as demonstrators call for a "million-man march" to mark one week since the anti-government protests began, which have left at least 125 people dead.

As the chaos continues to unfold, the Federal Government has announced it will send a Qantas plane to evacuate Australians stranded in Egypt on Wednesday.

Thousands of Egyptians are still rallying in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities, although the capital at least has begun to showing signs of returning to normal life.

Traffic is returning to the streets and many businesses are open, but military helicopters continue to circle overhead and drivers are finding many roads still blocked by the army.

The army appears to hold the key to Mr Mubarak's fate - although the generals have held back from crushing the revolt, they have also not withdrawn support for the president, raising questions as to which side the military is on.

To maintain their momentum, demonstrators are calling on all Egyptians to join a national strike and a political march, dubbed the March of Millions, on Tuesday (local time) to force the president from power.


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