700 Cops Axed as Egypt Protests Surge

The Egyptian government is firing some 700 senior police officers linked to the killing of protesters as demonstrations surge against continued brutality and failure to clean up the security system. The move was a major concession to huge numbers of activists who have staged a 6-day sit-in at Cairo’s Tahrir…

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700 Cops Axed as Egypt Protests Surge

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