Page 9 - Midday Prayers News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Drove up outside the mosque during friday prayers, midday prayers. they set off some sort of explosion outside of the mosque, 25 to 30 men, some of them in combat fatigues, some of them with their faces masked, heavily armed with automatic weapons went inside the mosque, which contained hundreds and hundreds of people. opened fire for quite some time, clearly from this causality figure, and according to the egyptian officials, some of these individuals, these attackers, or at least one of them had an isis flag, although until now we have yet to hear any claim of responsibility from the terrori...

So they've spread out a bit, but by and large, the kind of onslaught against the state tv that we were expecting didn't happen. people bracing basically for the coming hours, possibly after midday prayers. the square behind me could be filled with people and we're expecting demonstrations, not just here in cairo, but an all major egyptian cities. anderson? >> fouad, as you watch the day up fold, your thoughts? >> i have to tell you, anderson, they are not mine but borrowed from a good friend of mine, one of our country's finest essays just sent me a note and i thought i would share it with you...

It could be months until egypt's economy is back on track. the vice president is urged people to get back to work but we skeel a businessman how difficult it is to put that into practice. meanwhile, it's uncertain when the country's stock exchange will reopen. we'll tell you about a facebook campaign to help prop up falling stocks when trading does begin again. well, in egypt, protesters are streaming into tahrir square for a 18th day. you're looking at pictures of tahrir square on friday morning. egyptians continue to call for president hosni mubarak to step down chanting anti-government ...

Looking forward to kind of the change they thought would come yesterday. it didn't come. people are going to be, you know, looking to make that change themselves. you know? talking to some people they said, you know, he's not going to leave unless we force him to leave. that's the sentiment i think a lot of egyptians have right now and it could make this a very doing you situation. >> the egypt's higher council of the armed forces is expected to make a statement shortly before the midday prayers. ian, they have met. what is the feeling amongst the protester s towards the militar? >> reporter: ...