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Protesters block rail lines to Cairo

By MAMDOUH THABET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: February 25, 2013 at 4:24 a.m.

Thousands of brick workers blocked railroad tracks from a southern city to Cairo for a second day Sunday to protest rising industrial oil prices, causing the cancellation of some services, security officials said.

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