Egypt army takes charge, Mubarak to address nation

Egypt's military announced on national television it had stepped in to "safeguard the country," effectively seizing control and assuring protesters calling for President Hosni Mubarak's ouster that all their demands would be met. In Washington, the CIA chief said there was a "strong likelihood" Mubarak will step down later Thursday.

Thousands of people flowed into the protesters' camp in central Tahrir Square, already packed with tens of thousands, chanting "We're almost there, we're almost there" and waving their hands in V-for-victory signs. But euphoria that they were nearing their goal of Mubarak's fall was tempered with worries that a military takeover could scuttle their wider demands for true democracy, and many vowed to continue protests. (AP)