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Egypt releases journalists
Egyptian authorities have released nine photojournalists and a cameraman detained while covering violent protests at a textile factory north of Cairo.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:48 April 13, 2008
Cairo: Egyptian authorities have released nine photojournalists and a cameraman detained while covering violent protests at a textile factory north of Cairo.
The riots were sparked after workers complained of low wages and the rising cost of food.
A Reuters photographer was among those arrested. All of them were Egyptian, and were released after several hours of detention.
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