"I was not sure I was going to live," says Derrik Sweeney after arriving in St. Louis. He and two others had been arrested in Cairo and accused of throwing firebombs.Three American college students detained for several days in Egypt as deadly protests swept Cairo have flown home to freedom, one describing an ordeal so terrifying he wasn't sure he would survive it.
3 U.s. Students Detained In Egypt Return Home
Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Sun, 11/27/2011 - 6:19am
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