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The Interior Ministry has denied allegations<\/a> that US-Egyptian citizen Mostafa Kassem who died<\/a>this week<\/a> in Egyptian custody was mistreated. Authorities advised Kassem that his hunger strike would harm his health and that legal and medical measures were taken to prevent his death, the ministry said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Interior Ministry has denied allegations that US-Egyptian citizen Mostafa Kassem who diedthis week in Egyptian custody was mistreated. 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