Feb 1 (Reuters) - Here is some reaction from Egyptians and on social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook after Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said he would not run for a sixth term and would change articles of the constitution.
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In Cairo's Tahrir square, protesters chanted:
"He will leave, we are not leaving."
"Leave Mubarak, leave you are not needed."
"Brothers, we are not going to leave."
"Friday afternoon we will be at the palace," they chanted, referring to what protesters have named "The Friday of Departure", a march to the presidential palace that protesters had said they would carry out if Mubarak did not step down.
Shadi Morkos, a protester in his 20s in Tahrir square, said: "The speech is useless and only inflames our anger. If Mubarak was not going to run for a sixth term, why did he not say it before? Why does he leave the people hanging and comes and tells us he has served his country for 30 years.
"We will continue to protest and we will march to the presidential palace on Friday."
* Ahmed Mahmoud, 29, a graduate, in Tahrir square said: "We don't want him. It's simple and he hasn't respected that."
* Dalia Mosaad, 25, working in filmmaking, said she was "appalled" by Mubarak's tone: "He completely disregards the wishes and the desires of the people."
She said his condemnation of the protesters for creating chaos was untrue. "What he is saying is absolute lies. This discredits everything he says afterwards."
"He needs to be clear that the people do not want him, even for the next six months. We want him out and we want him on trial for the last 30 years of corruption."
April 6 opposition movement, one of the main organising groups for the protest, said: "After listening to Hosni Mubarak's speech in which he announced he defied the public will and ignored their demands ... we call on Mubarak to step down from power ... and we announce the continuation of our open protest in Tahrir square and other placed of our precious nation until the demands of the people are achieved."
Around 1,000 protesters spending the night in Alexandria chanted: "Leave, leave, we will keep protesting regardless of what you say."
"This won't fly anymore. If Egyptians stay on the streets till Friday, probably Mubarak's next offer will be to step down right away," Ahmed Khalifa, 35-year-old doctor living in Germany.
"Anarchy is much better than Hosni and his regime," said Omar Khodeir, 33-year-old film director.
"How many Egyptians does it take to change a president? Apparently millions are not enough," from Foesje on Twitter.
"Protestors: 'Mubarak as you are willing to die on Egyptian soil, we are willing to die at Tahrir square.' Understand, finally," from AnonymousIRC on Twitter
"Mubarak also stated that he will die on the land of Egypt; I agree, he will be hanged and buried there," from iRevolt on Twitter.
"Mubarak should realise that Tahrir Square does not negotiate, it only demands," from Amaldrin on Twitter.
"Mubarak is following ex-Tunisia president Ben Ali steps ... Same end for sure!" from alihabibi1 on Twitter.
"Crowd instant verdict: it is not Mubarak's decision when to leave. It is ours. Go now," from jrug on Twitter.
"Hope all will be well and things will calm down now. Enough protesting," wrote one Facebook user after Mubarak's speech. (reporting by Shaimaa Fayed, Marwa Awad, Dina Zayed, Yasmine Saleh and Alexander Dziadosz; compiled by Alison Williams; Edited by Shaimaa Fayed)
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