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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A demonstrator holds up symbolic shackles in protest of the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, which continued on Feb. 16 in Cairo. The 83-year-old former president is accused of ordering the killing of hundreds of demonstrators during the uprising that overthrew him last February. A verdict is expected on Feb. 22, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.

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