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Mubarak fears chaos if he quits

Published:Friday | February 4, 2011 | 11:21 AM

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said he would like to resign immediately but fears the country would descend into chaos if he does.



In his first interview since anti-government protests began, he told ABC News he was fed up with power.



It came as Cairo saw another day of violence with clashes between the president's opponents and supporters.



Mubarak warned that the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood party would fill any power vacuum if he stepped down.