Egypt: Military Detain 50 At Museum

Maggie Hyde, Associated Press, Boston Globe: World
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 6:40am

Soldiers detained about 50 men trying to break into the Egyptian National Museum in a fresh attempt to loot some of the country's archaeological treasures, the military said Monday.

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