vers go on strike as unrest spreads

Bus drivers and other public transport employees in Egypt have gone on strike as spreading labor turbulence adds momentum to mass protests calling for President Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

Ali Fatouh, a bus driver in Cairo says buses were locked in the garages and won't be moved "until we achieve our demands," which include salary increase. He says organizer is calling on all 62,000 carrying employees to take part.

A number of buses were still seen on the streets early Thursday and it's not right away clear how prevalent the strike is.

Other than the exertion comes as an uprising that began Jan. 25 has unleash public rage over widespread scarcity and low salary amid reports that Mubarak's family has collective vast wealth.

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Egypt crowds unmoved by Mubarak's vow not to run

President Hosni Mubarak defy a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down straight away, announce Tuesday he would dish up out the last months of his term and "die on Egyptian soil." He promise not to seek re-election, other than that did not calm public fury as clashes exploded between his opponents and group.

The activists, whose numbers multiplied in excess of tenfold in a single day Tuesday for their main rally yet, have be adamant they will not end their extraordinary week-old wave of unrest until their ruler for almost three decades goes.

Mubarak's halfway acknowledgment an end to his rule seven months down the road susceptible to inflame dissatisfaction and anger in the middle of protesters, who have been peaceful in current days.