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Thursday 27 January 2011

Protesters set fire to government buildings in Egypt

Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton have urged peace as violent protest against President Mubarak in Egypt run into a second day.



Thousands of Egyptians have vented their rage against President Hosni Mubarak's autocratic government over two days of protests that defied a ban on public gatherings.

Baton-wielding police responded with tear gas and beatings in a crackdown that has shown no tolerance for dissent.

Egypt's largest anti-government protests in years echo the recent uprising in Tunisia.

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