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Egypt court acquits seven Mubarak security commanders

Egypt court acquits seven Mubarak security commanders

Egypt court acquits seven Mubarak security commanders

Egypt court dismisses murder charge against Mubarak

Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Saturday acquitted all seven security commanders charged with murder alongside ousted president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters during a 2011 uprising.

Judge Mahmud Kamel al-Rashidi said the commanders, including Mubarak's former interior minister Habib al-Adly, were "innocent".

About 800 people were killed during the 18-day uprising that unseated Mubarak, in which protesters clashed with police across the country and torched police stations.

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