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Saturday
Oct152011

Egypt Special: Dramatic Footage from the Maspero Attacks

Part 1 of the Video --- Part 2 Below

On Sunday, at least 24 people were killed in the Maspero district of Cairo as Coptic Christians protested their inadequate protection by the Egyptian government. The military says that they were attacked by protesters, and the protesters say that they were attacked by the media.

See our full coverage of the event, Egypt Feature: At Least 24 Die in Fighting over Christian March in Cairo

Photojournalist Kiro Alex uploads these two videos, featuring footage of the events. The dramatic images tell one story, from one point of view, of a historic and terrible moment in Egypt's struggle to achieve democracy. We supply the videos here for your viewing. Judge them for yourself.

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