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targeting women. in one case, a woman was dragged on the ground, stripped half naked, and beaten. how are that most vulnerable group, half the population, responding to this? reporter: well, today a very strong show of force. one of the largest women protests in recent egyptian history. about 5,000 women took to the streets. they were protected, actually, by men, allowed to walk around tahrir square, and essentially protected from any possible attacks on them, demanding that they have equal right, both in the political process, and that the military council step down. some very disturbing images that go not just beyond the past few days, but how women have been treated once they ve been in the custody of men, with allegations of threatening against rape, sexual abuse, many other a long list. but for their part, the military, this evening, issued an apology to those women, saying that all those responsible will be held to account. so the military conceding this evening an apology to

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