Egypt: Court acquits police in protesters' deaths
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An Egyptian court has acquitted 14 policemen charged with killing protesters during last year's popular uprising.
The verdict is the latest in what activists claim to be a pattern of acquittals for police blamed for the deaths of nearly 850 people during the 18-day revolt that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.
A Cairo court on Thursday found the policemen not guilty of shooting protesters in front of police stations on Jan. 28, 2011, one of the most violent days of the uprising.
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The 14 are among nearly 200 security officers and former regime officials — including Mubarak himself — who face trial for the deaths of protesters during the uprising.
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