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Egyptian court acquits 5 policemen of killing protesters
Dec 29, 2011, 15:07 GMT
Cairo - An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted five policemen of killing five protesters during popular protests earlier this year that forced former president Hosny Mubarak to resign, state television reported.
Explaining its ruling, the court said that the policemen had acted in self-defence after they were attacked on January 28 in Cairo's working-class district of al-Sayeda Zeinab, the television said.
Angry relatives of the victims tried to attack the judges after the ruling but they were stopped by guards, witnesses said.
The ruling comes a day after Mubarak, a former interior minister and six senior police officials appeared in court where they face charges of ordering the killing of around 850 protesters during the 18-day revolt.
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