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Egyptian forces arrested the father and brother of an exiled anti-regime activist, as extreme security measures prevented long-expected protests against rising prices and a collapsing currency.
Prominent YouTuber Abdullah Al-Sherif has announced on Twitter that Egyptian authorities have arrested his 74-year-old father. Abdullah s father is thought to have been arrested after the presenter.