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Eight arrested over Shafiq HQ fire |
2012-05-30 |
[Al Ahram] Military police have cooled for a few yearsMaw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! eight people over an arson attack on the Ahmed Shafiq campaign headquarters in Dokki, Giza, a security source at Giza cop shoppe said Monday. The suspects are yet to be named. The source also denied earlier reports that well-known activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah had taken a prominent role in the events, and added that no official complaints had been received over his alleged involvement. The Giza investigations bureau is currently questioning the suspects. The incident took place following a number of protests across the country in response to the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission's (SPEC) official announcement that Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafiq and Moslem Brüderbund nominee Mohamed Mursi are to compete in the presidential election run-offs on 16 and 17 June. |
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