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The Egyptian army has threatened unspecified action if protesters reject the transfer of power to Vice President Omar Suleiman while despotic President Hosni Mubarak still remains in office.

Mubarak declared on Wednesday that he will not step down and transferred some of his powers to Suleiman, as pro-democracy protests continue unabated on Friday.

The national demand of the demonstrators has been the immediate resignation of Mubarak.

The embattled president has come under harsh criticism by the US President Barack Obama, who said Mubarak has failed to lay out credible, concrete and irreversible change.

Outraged protesters in Egypt have demanded a civilian rule, not a military regime. They chanted "no to Mubarak, no to Suleiman."

Suleiman has called on Liberation Square protesters to end their sit-in.

Despite warnings, thousands of protesters have gathered outside state television building in Cairo, calling for Mubarak's immediate resignation.

Demonstrators at Liberation Square are gearing up for the march of millions to presidential palace.

Several Egyptian cities, including the capital Cairo, Alexandria and Suez have been the scene of massive demonstrations over the past 17 days as millions of people spilled out into the streets, calling for an immediate end to Mubarak's three-decade-old rule, backed by massive American military, financial and political support.

At least 300 people have so far been killed and thousands more have been injured during nationwide protests.