[UPDATE] Egypt under communications blackout

Just this morning, for reasons currently unknown, Eygyt has been cut off from the outside world, as they are now under a communications blackout, meaning, no internet or cell communcations can enter or leave the country.

The above video was reportedly filmed on the 27, and if the film is to be believed, there seems to be massive civil unrest in the country right now. I'll post more on the situation as it unfolds, in the meantime, I've added a few links below with further information on the blackout.

UPDATE: It seems the events in the above video are real, and are an attempt by citizens to protest their President Hosni Mubarak's totalitarian rule. The internet shutdown seems to have been an effort by the government to prevent the protesters from organizing their resistance, as the first round of protests was organized almost entirely on social networking sites like Facebook.

There also seems to be a concerted effort to crackdown on all media coverage of the events, with CNN reporting that several of their cameras have been seized by local police, and/or destroyed.

(Associated Press)
(renesys|blog)
(CNN)