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Protest over Mubarak’s sentence held in Tahrir Square

Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators

Egyptians protesters chant slogans and wave national flags during a demonstration in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 to protest against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak's murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were ac

Egyptians protesters attend a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators during last year’s uprising that left some 850 people dead and ousted the ex-president. (AFP/Getty Images)

An Egyptian protester waves his national flag at sunset during a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 to protest against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators during last year’s uprising that left some 850 people dead and ousted the ex-president. (AFP/Getty Images)

Egyptians protesters raise their hands and wave national flags during a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 to protest against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators during last year’s uprising that left some 850 people dead and ousted the ex-president. (AFP/Getty Images)

Egyptians protesters clap their hands and wave national flags as they chant slogans during a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 to protest against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators during last year’s uprising that left some 850 people dead and ousted the ex-president. (AFP/Getty Images)

A female Egyptian protester chants slogans during a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 to protest against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators during last year’s uprising that left some 850 people dead and ousted the ex-president. (AFP/Getty Images)

An Egyptian protesters holds a banner depicting ex-president Hosni Mubarak and his aids being hanged and reading in Arabic: ‘With out hands men, we hang the rubbish’ during a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 against verdicts handed down in Mubarak’s murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators during last year’s uprising that left some 850 people dead and ousted the ex-president. (AFP/Getty Images)

Egyptian protesters flash the sign for victory as they chant slogans during a demonstration in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on June 5, 2012 to protest against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial. Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on June 2, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators during last year’s uprising that left some 850 people dead and ousted the ex-president. (AFP/Getty Images)

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