The Muslim Brotherhood -- Egypt's main opposition group -- says 40 protesters have been killed in Kharga in southern Egypt, as the nationwide revolution in the crisis-hit country enters its 16th consecutive day. According to the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian security forces targeted protesters with live bullets on Wednesday. Cairo's Liberation Square remained flooded with demonstrators who call on embattled Israhelli Snake Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
The independent organization Human Rights Watch has so far put the death toll at almsot 300, after visiting just nine hospitals in troubled Egypt. On Tuesday, the newly-appointed Egyptian Vice President, Omar Suleiman, said the government cannot tolerate protests for long.