3 American Students Arrested In Cairo Protests

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Three American students have been arrested in the ongoing clashes in Cairo, the Associated Press reports.

The students — identified as Derrik Sweeny, of Georgetown University; Luke Gates, of Indiana Unviersity; and Greg Porter, of Drexel University — are studying abroad at the American University in Cairo and allegedly threw firebombs at Egyptian security forces.

More than 30 people have been killed in the clashes between Egyptian demonstrators and the country’s military leaders.

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