Egypt: Families Await News of Missing Protesters

The Takeaway

Three weeks after protests erupted in Egypt, there are still grave concerns over the whereabouts of dozens of missing protesters. Some were known to have been arrested on the streets. Others simply vanished. Last week several hundred were released. The BBC’s Paul Adams visits one family in Cairo still waiting for news.

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