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Near Tahrir Square in Cairo, a group of journalists was stopped in their car on Thursday by a gang of men with knives, and turned over to police, reports the Times. Two Al Jazeera employees were dragged out of their car and detained. The Committee to Protect Journalists is investigating at least 10 cases of reporters being held. || More from Michael Calderone.
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Journalists in Egypt attacked, turned over to military police
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