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Upheaval in Egypt

Egyptians take to the streets to demand a better life in their country.

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians demonstrated in the capital, Cairo, and other big cities to protest against the autocratic rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Unruffled by the presence of troops and police, they were resolute in calling for basic human rights.

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