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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
  • Gulf News

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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