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Egypt judge withdraws from Mubarak trial
Source: BBC News
The judge presiding over the retrial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has withdrawn himself from the case as the trial opened in Cairo.
There were chaotic scenes as the judge said he was referring the trial to another court.
Mr Mubarak was convicted last June of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 revolt that ended his rule.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22134461
