Egypt Authorities Use Tear Gas to Clear Tahrir Square Protest

Egyptian authorities used tear gas Sunday to disperse protesters who entered Cairo's Tahrir Square to demonstrate against July's military-backed ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. The brief protest by about 2,000 Islamists came as a 50-member Egyptian committee was voting for a second day on a new draft constitution to replace the constitution implemented by Morsi last year. The military-backed interim government is presenting the draft constitution as a first step toward a...

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