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Egypt’s Day of Rage

Sophia Jones on the violence in Cairo.

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On Friday morning, Cairo’s streets were empty. No bustling cafés or beeping taxis. Eerie silence enveloped the city, only to be shattered by an orchestra of rapid gunfire and protest chants following noon prayer.

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Most families stayed inside, terrified of what the planned “Friday

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