"We understand that they are safe but in custody, and we have made urgent protests to
Egyptian authorities in Cairo and Washington," says Douglas Jehl, the Post's foreign editor.
"We've advised the State Department as well."
Update at 9:40 a.m. ET: Egypt state TV reports that President Hosni Mubarak's son, Gamal,
will not seek the presidency.
The quashing of the prospect of Mubarak's 46-year-old son succeeding him would end the
three-decade Mubarak dynasty whenever the president leaves office.