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Prominent Egyptian activist detained

Egyptian prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah in Cairo on June 11, 2014. His family and a judicial official say he was detained on September 29, 2019 morning beyond his overnight probation. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

CAIRO,

Prominent Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah was detained Sunday morning beyond his overnight probation, his family and a judicial official said.

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