Ghazl el-Mahalla activist and blogger Kareem el-Beheiri is reporting that Mubarak’s police troops have deployed around the factory, and security presence in the city has been stepped up.
Kareem is also reporting there’s solidarity with the workers in the factory coming from Tanta University students, as well as a militant mood among the town citizens. Everyone is anxious, and waiting to see if a strike will break out on Sunday morning or not.