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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-unease-20120221,0,4205913.story
Rise in Crime Intensifies Unease in Once-Safe Egypt
(Los Angeles Times) Jeffrey Fleishman and Amro Hassan - The revolution that inspired Egypt one year ago has set loose a menacing air: a woman gunned down in a rich Cairo neighborhood, a rash of carjackings, a deadly soccer riot, and a stream of smuggled arms that has given muscle to criminal gangs. Al Ahram newspaper reported an unprecedented jump in violent crimes in 2011, with 2,774 killings and 2,229 kidnappings.