Egyptian women decry abuse by soldiers

CAIRO — Thousands of women, enraged by images of female protesters being dragged through the streets by soldiers during weekend protests, marched in central Cairo on Tuesday to decry the Egyptian military's recent use of force against demonstrators.

The rare public outpouring by women young and old, religious and secular, appeared to turn up the pressure on the country's ruling military council. The generals had until now shown no remorse for the recent violence, but quickly issued a statement Tuesday evening offering "sincerest apologies to the great women of Egypt for what happened" and promising that those responsible would be reprimanded.

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Rosalind S. Helderman, Felicia Sonmez, Paul Kane 21 Dec, 2011

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