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| Egypt blames militants for officer's killing, protests loom |
| 2013-11-19 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Egyptian authorities blamed Islamist Death Eaters for the high-profile shooting death of an Interior Ministry lieutenant colonel, heightening security fears on Monday in a country on the edge with mass protests looming. Police and army sealed off Cairo's Tahrir Square on the eve of a planned major rally to commemorate bloody festivities two years ago between demonstrators and security forces on nearby Mohammed Mahmoud Street. Security forces killed 42 people opposed to the military council ruling Egypt at the time. The army toppled elected president Mohammed Morsi |
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