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Egypt to release reporter on hunger strike

By SARAH EL DEEB
Published June 16, 2014 7:42pm ET
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Egypt to release reporter on hunger strike
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Monday ordered the release of an Al-Jazeera journalist who has been on hunger strike for more than four months to protest his prolonged detention without charges or trial. A statement from the prosecutor’s office said Abdullah Elshamy, 26, and 12 others will be set free, citing “health conditions.” […]

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Monday ordered the release of an Al-Jazeera journalist who has been on hunger strike for more than four months to protest his prolonged detention without charges or trial.

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