mubarak steps down

There's jubilation on the street of Cairo, in response to the news that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will step down after 30 years in office. Check out a gallery from the celebration.

Wild cheers erupted from tens of thousands of demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square after word spread that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned. Demonstrators chanted "Egypt is free!" upon hearing the news.