Flags of Egypt raised above Tahrir Square

During the night of 3–4 February, there were tanks on the street in Cairo as anti-government protesters stayed in Tahrir Square and pro-government protesters were also active.

Hundreds of thousands gathered to participate in Friday day prayer in Tahrir Square. The day's planned events were due to start after Friday prayers. Al Jazeera estimates the crowd size to be over a million so far in Tahrir Square while about half a million are protesting in Alexandria. Many protests took place in other cities in Egypt. The Alexandria protesters have warned the government that if they used violence against protesters in Cairo, they will march to Cairo to join the protesters there.