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Egypt detains US citizen, 38 others for torching tram

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Egypt has detained 39 people, including a US citizen, accused of torching a tram during a protest against the overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial sources said Saturday.

 

The accused, who were placed in 15-day preventive detention, were members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement, the sources said, adding that they were also accused of rioting and attacking policemen on Friday during protests in Cairo. (AFP)

 

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