Egypt trial against American pro-democracy workers opens

The trial begins in Cairo with none of the accused American pro-democracy workers appearing in court. The U.S. and Egypt have struggled to resolve the crisis.

The criminal trial of 16 American pro-democracy workers opened in Cairo on Sunday as U.S. and Egyptian diplomats attempted to resolve a deepening crisis between longtime allies that have grown increasingly estranged since the uprisings that have swept the Arab world in the last year.

from By Jeffrey Fleishman and Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times

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