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Egypt - May 5, 2012 - 15:31

Last modified: 5 May 2012 14:31

The AFP reports that Egypt's military prosecution has said that it would release all the women detained during the deadly clashes in Cairo in recent days: 

'The military judiciary has decided to release all the women,' he said. He did not say how many women were detained in Friday's clashes between soldiers and anti-military protesters, but activists put the number at between 14 and 17.