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Palestinians Jailed in Egypt Flee to Gaza


(Ha'aretz) 34 members of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood, including seven members of the Brotherhood's Guidance Council, walked out of prison Sunday after relatives of prisoners overcame the guards, a Brotherhood official said. Several thousand inmates were set free, helped by gangs of armed men who attacked the prisons. Earlier Sunday, three Palestinian security prisoners, including at least one Hamas member, escaped back to Gaza via a smuggling tunnel.
2011-01-31 11:43:34
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