Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, predicted that protesters would eventually prevail. “I think the old expression is: ‘They’re not going to put the toothpaste back in the tube on this one,’” he said,

World Leaders Cheer but Remain Wary

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

Published: February 11, 2011

As the streets of Cairo erupted in celebration, leaders and officials around the world greeted the departure of President Hosni Mubarakon Friday with full-throated expressions of support for the people of Egypt along with some measured words of caution ahead for an uncertain period of political transition.

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Across a region that has seen online social networks lead to real-world social upheaval, many officials released their first statements via Twitter.

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