Egyptian authorities detain thousands amid crackdown on dissent
By Erin Cunningham, Monday, March 10, 8:57 AM E-mail the writer
CAIRO — At his office in downtown Cairo, defense lawyer Mahmoud Belal chain-smokes Marlboro Reds and gulps cups of bitter Turkish coffee — fuel to help him juggle constant phone calls and pleas for help amid a vast government crackdown on dissent.
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