Twitter BLOCKED In Egypt As Demonstrations Turn Violent

As protestors fill Egypt in rare public demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak, Twitter has been blocked, according to reports.

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TWITTER IS BLOCKED IN EGYPT

According to TechCrunch , third party servers are still being used to tweet within the country, many using the #Jan25 hashtag.

As Foreign Policy is reporting , Facebook is still being used to help organize and broadcast the protests as well, largely on the page "We Are All Khaled Said ." Says FP:

This year, the protesters, inspired by events in Tunisia and outraged by the death last year of Khalid Said, a young man brutally tortured and killed by police in Alexandria, organized themselves on Facebook and called for a "day of anger" across the country.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates, and follow live updates on the protests here .