In sensitive case, Egypt acquits alleged killers of 2011 protesters
Source: Reuters
By Asma Alsharif
CAIRO | Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:04am EDT
(Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted all 14 defendants, including policemen, accused of killing 17 protesters during the bloodiest day of a revolt that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak over two years ago, judicial sources said.
The deaths in Suez City triggered violence across Egypt on what was later called "The Friday of Rage" - January 28, 2011 - that fuelled an 18-day uprising against Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt for 30 years.
The verdict could add to tensions in Egypt, which has been gripped by a political crisis since the army overthrew President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood on July 3 after mass protests against his rule.
The Brotherhood and some human rights activists accuse the army-backed government of trying to bring back the old order, accusations it denies.
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