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In Pictures: Israeli flag burned at Press Syndicate protest
Photos by Asmaa Gamal
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One of the three men sentenced for burning flag in addition to defacing monument
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Cabinet had recently approved harsher penalties for flag desecration
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Cairo skies
Military aircrafts drew different colourful shapes in the sky, sending messages to the protesting public
Tahrir vendors
Vendors still supply protesters with any sustenance they may need
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Egyptians attempt to raise Free Syrian Army flag over embassy
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