ElBaradei Calls on Mubarak to Leave

Speaking to the BBC, Mohamed ElBaradei stated, “The Egyptian people have revolted against President Mubarak. This is the first demonstration of this number. He either didn’t get the message or he’s pretending not to have heard. Everybody is of the same mind: he needs to go.” BBC Arabic Service has also learned that Hosni Mubarak‘s two sons, Alaa Mubarak and Gamal Mubarak, who many thought was being groomed for succession, have also arrived in London.

Update: Speaking to Al Jazeera, ElBaradei expressed his support for the youth and the demonstrations and called on the army to protect the people. He also called on Mubarak to step down today stating that the recent appointments is a change of figures, but what is wanted is a change of regime: “If Mubarak doesn’t step down today, Egypt will collapse.” He stated that an interim government needs to be set up to organize free and fair elections that will create a national unity government representative of the people. He also said that the U.S. should “recalculate its agenda.”