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Egypt on Edge as Results Delayed

Muslim Brotherhood threatens to protest.

Tahrir Square was alive again with demonstrators overnight, and Egyptian voters continued to wait Thursday for a result in the country’s presidential election as anxieties mounted in the country. As government officials counted votes after allegations of fraud in the Egypt’s run-off between a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and former intimate of ousted ruler Hosni Mubarak, one member of the election committee said not to expect results before Sunday, at the earliest. The delay has put Cairo and all of Egypt on edge, with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, a powerful Islamist group, saying that they were prepared to stage street protests against the country’s military rulers.