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Egyptian Authorities Detain 24 For Protesting


Ron Burgundy
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In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 photo, secular Egyptian activists protest in Talaat Harb Square in Downtown, Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's state news agency says the prosecutor general has ordered a four-day detention for 24 activists detained while protesting a newly passed law criminalizing demonstrations without permits. MEAN also says the prosecutor on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for two leading activists accused of inciting demonstrators. (AP Photo/El-Shorouk Newspaper, Ahmed Abd el-Latif) EGYPT OUTCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's prosecutor general on Wednesday ordered 24 detained activists to be held for four days for protesting a newly passed law criminalizing demonstrations without permits. The decision comes as tensions over the law have raised fears of a new cycle of street violence between the military backed government and democracy advocates.




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