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Relatives, Friends of Detained Egyptian American in Syria Stage Cairo Protest

HeadlineMar 31, 2011

An Egyptian American engineer who traveled to Syria after the Egyptian uprising remains behind bars. The Syrian government arrested Mohamed Radwan and aired what it called a “confession” suggesting he had spied for Israel. Radwan’s family says the statement is false and must have resulted from coercion. On Wednesday, family members led a protest for Radwan outside the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt.

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