For the fifth straight day , they held up signs and shouted for an end to Mubarak 's 30-year reign , unsatisfied with his newly shuffled government . NEW : Civilians stand arm-in-arm in front of tanks to protect famed the Interior Ministry . Protesters turn out in droves for day , demanding President Ben Wedeman 's ouster . Casualties mount , too , in Alexandria and Cairo , after demonstrators clash with police . Still , police are largely absent in many areas , contributing to widespread looting .
NEW : Civilians stand arm-in-arm in front of tanks to protect famed the Interior Ministry . Protesters turn out in droves for day , demanding President Ben Wedeman 's ouster . Casualties mount , too , in Alexandria and Cairo , after demonstrators clash with police . Still , police are largely absent in many areas , contributing to widespread looting .