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Fri September 14, 2012
NPR Story

More Protests Erupt After Weekly Prayers In Egypt

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 11:33 pm

Egypt's powerful Islamist Muslim Brotherhood organization is walking a fine line in trying to appease Washington, D.C., in condemning the eruption of deadly regional violence over an anti-Muslim film while also appealing to hardcore demonstrators calling for action against the U.S. At the last minute, the Brotherhood cancelled nationwide protests over the film and called instead for something contained to Cairo's Tahrir Square.

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