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Thursday, March 01, 2012

7 American Pro-Democracy Workers Fly out of Egypt

By MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press
CAIRO March 1, 2012 (AP)

Seven Americans on trial over
charges their pro-democracy groups fomented unrest flew out of Egypt Thursday after the U.S. posted nearly $5 million in bail for them and nine others who managed to leave before a travel ban was imposed.

The departure of the seven eased a deep diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Egypt that had been building for two months, following a crackdown on pro-democracy and human rights groups by the Egyptian government.


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