Live Cairo II
Part 1 is here
13.00 PM. No more pictures update. We have one national security agent with us in the office, very friendly and professional but that also means no more pictures to be taken from the office. They rushed to the office 5 minutes before Obama's convoy passed (around 5 agents) and confiscated our camera. We got it back 15 minutes later. It was pretty scary but they were very professional. Oh well, enjoy the speech.
The surreal part of the experience is to witness the square is totally dead. No sound to be heard. I could hear the conversation on the street 9 floors up. All four corners of the square were blocked by security forces with only one lane from the bridge to the avenue of the University opened. Then the convoy passed with 40 or so cars, very diverse, from limousine to ambulance to some special trucks, the colors ranging from white to the dark glasses scary trucks full of special services agents. They drove at high speed (probably around 80 KM/hour). The whole long convoy disappeared from the square in less than 2 minutes. It was pretty impressive.
Live streaming of Obama speech can be watched here. I hope he delivers a great speech for the world.
12.35. Obama's convy just passed the square to Cairo University. The speech is starting in 30 minutes.
12.17 PM. The Guardian will be blogging the speech live.
12.15PM. Location Guide. Check this Google Map Link.
12.06 PM. Egyptian CHIPS, escorting a third convoy of VIPs.
11.59 AM. No more access to the bridge.
11.59 AM. One of the security agent on top of our building.
11.53 AM. First VIP convoy is arriving.
11.35AM. We are hearing that he is now moving from the Koba Palace (Presidential Palace) toward Sultan Hassan Mosque.
11.30 AM. The latest picture from the square. Check out the funky configurations of the security forces guarding the square.
11.16 AM. @DailyNewsEgypt on twitter from inside Cairo University Hall
11.10 AM. Surprisingly there are still more than a few cars. What happened to the vaunted car bans?
11.06 AM Obama or not, it's still Cairo :) - Traffic on the square.
11.05 AM. They turned off the fountain. It was just one an hour ago.
12.17 PM. The Guardian will be blogging the speech live.
12.15PM. Location Guide. Check this Google Map Link.
12.06 PM. Egyptian CHIPS, escorting a third convoy of VIPs.
11.59 AM. No more access to the bridge.
11.59 AM. One of the security agent on top of our building.
11.53 AM. First VIP convoy is arriving.11.35AM. We are hearing that he is now moving from the Koba Palace (Presidential Palace) toward Sultan Hassan Mosque.
11.30 AM. The latest picture from the square. Check out the funky configurations of the security forces guarding the square.11.16 AM. @DailyNewsEgypt on twitter from inside Cairo University Hall
11.10 AM. Surprisingly there are still more than a few cars. What happened to the vaunted car bans?
11.06 AM Obama or not, it's still Cairo :) - Traffic on the square.
11.05 AM. They turned off the fountain. It was just one an hour ago.
posted by Dody G. at 8:04 AM
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Nice coverage for the event :)
12:38 PM
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