Egypt's Interior Minister Habib el-Adly ordered the release of more than 600 Egyptian prisoners to mark the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid el-Fitr, Egypt's semi-official Midde East News Agency reported Tuesday. The move to release prisoners convicted of minor crimes, is a traditional way of marking national holidays in Arab
countries.
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