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Crowds Flock to Tahrir to Protest Mubarak Verdicts
[An Nahar] Crowds of Egyptians flocked to Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square on Tuesday for a mass demonstration to protest against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... 's murder trial. Marchers prepared to leave from several mosques around the capital led by the runners-up in last months' presidential election first round -- Hamdeen Sabbahi, Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh and Khaled Ali-- to join thousands already in the square. In Tahrir, demonstrators chanted against the ruling military council and vowed to keep their revolution alive. "Revolutionaries, free, we will continue our journey," they chanted. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-06 |
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