Egypt Drops Hundreds Of Charges Over Post-mubarak Violence

Reuters: Top News, Reuters
Sat, 01/19/2013 - 12:43pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court dismissed cases against 379 people accused of involvement in clashes with police during protests near the Interior Ministry in November 2011 in which 42 demonstrators were killed, the state news agency reported.

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Topics:  egypt   hosni mubarak   north africa   protest   
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