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Egyptian-American dies after six years in Egyptian prison

Moustafa Kassem, an Egyptian-American, has died in Cairo after six years of what he called his unjust imprisonment.

He was detained on 14 August 2013 for ‘showing his US passport’ to army officials in a shopping centre.
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