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Egyptians are about to “explode” over President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he will stay in power, says a leading Egyptian dissident, calling on army to intercede.

Hoping to hear late Thursday that Mubarak would quit, millions of Egyptians were shocked to find instead that Mubarak delegated some of his presidential powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman.

Mohamed ElBaradei warned that “there is no way the Egyptian people right now are ready to accept either Mubarak or his vice president; and my fear right now is this will start violence.”

Unsure about the army's stance, ElBaradei urged the military to take the side of the Egyptian people, adding that the Egyptians "always thought the army is a protector of people of last resort. If they feel the army is not taking their side... the people will go crazy."

He urged "the army to come to save the country…Egypt will explode,” adding that “Mubarak's speech is an act of deception on a grand scale.”

ElBaradei encouraged demonstrators to hold strong to their mass protests until their demands are satisfied.