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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080320/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictgazahamasegypt_080320185424;_ylt=Atzs.tM3kZ7O60AB8BVmvKyaOrgF

Hamas Accuses Egypt of Torturing Its Members

[AFP] Hamas accused Egypt on Thursday of torturing dozens of its members who were arrested and detained in Egypt in January. A Hamas official said 39 militants are currently being held in Egypt, while 90 others have been released in recent weeks. "The Hamas prisoners suffered all sorts of torture. Those who have been freed have given accounts of being tortured and of interrogations," said the official. Hamas leader Said Siam said in Gaza that "dozens of Palestinians are still being held in Egyptian prisons." He said he had "reliable information" that among those being held were "certain heads of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades (the armed branch of Hamas) who have been subjected to the most extreme torture."

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