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Egyptian Police Redeploying
Egyptian Interior Minister Habib al-Adly reportedly ordered Egyptian
police patrols to redeploy across Egypt during a Jan. 30 meeting with
the commanders of the Central Security Forces (CSF) in Nasr city east of
Cairo.
The decision to redeploy the internal security forces follows a major
confrontation that has played out behind the scenes between the Interior
Ministry and the military. The animosity between Egypt’s police and
soldiers was amplified Jan. 28 when demonstrators overwhelmed the CSF
and plainclothes police and the army stepped in to attempt to restore
order.
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