Dalia Ziada, Cairo-based human rights activist, tweeted, “The Internet is back in Egypt! FINALLY! I have more than 500 e-mails in my inbox! Oh my God!”
Internet service was restored in Egypt as protests turned increasingly violent in the capital. Renesys, an internet-monitoring service, reported that it had largely been restored at 11:34 a.m. local time — 5:34 a.m. EST.
“Egyptian Internet providers returned to the Internet at 09:29:31 UTC (11:29am Cairo time). Websites such as the Egyptian Stock Exchange, Commercial International Bank of Egypt, MCDR, and the US Embassy in Cairo, are once again reachable,” James Cowie of Renesys said in a blog post.
Access was restored shortly after President Hosni Mubarak announced he would not run for re-election. He has led the country for 30 years.
Chaotic protests in Egypt began more than a week ago with many demanding Mubarak step down.
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