Egyptian vigilantes lynch 2 men
Mob justice seen as emblematic of chaos sweeping the nation
Posted: March 18, 2013 at 4:51 a.m.
An Egyptian activist walks by burning tires during an anti-Muslim Brotherhood protest in front of the Brotherhood’s headquarters Sunday in Cairo.
Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorized rickshaw, stripped them half-naked and hanged them by their feet in a crowded bus station in the Nile Delta on Sunday, according to security officials. Both men died.
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