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Egyptian army: “We will not relinquish power because a slogan-chanting crowd said so”
All is quiet on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, the epicentre of the last week’s clashes between Egyptian police and protestors calling for the end of military rule. Beginning early Thursday morning, military personnel secured the area as protestors retreated to Tahrir Square. Protestors looked on while military cranes erected a barricade...
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