Egyptians are bracing for another day of protests as curfew was lifted across the country this morning. President Hosni Mubarak appointed country’s military intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman as his first-ever vice president and current aviation minister Ahmed Shafiq the new prime minister. Widespread anti government demonstrations and violent clashes in Egypt between the protesters and the riot police have left at least 74 people dead since Tuesday. About 2,000 people have been injured. In Cairo and other cities, thousands of demonstrators ignored a curfew and Cairo's central Tahrir Square remained filled with protesters into the night. Troops and armoured vehicles were deployed but have not taken any action. Along with the demonstrations, looting broke out prompting the army to call on citizens to defend themselves. Internet access still cut across the country. There are reports that 1000 inmates escaped from Demu Prison in South West of Cairo. Meanwhile Egyptian reform campaigner and Nobel Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei has asked Mr. Mubarak to step down. Leaders from the US, UK, France and Germany have urged Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to avoid violence and enact reforms. The White House said it would continue to focus on “calling for restraint, supporting universal rights and supporting concrete steps that advance political reform.”