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Victims still 'disappearing' from Egyptian streets

A few "fortunate" souls return from forced disappearances to recount their experiences.
Suhayb Saad, an activist who rights groups say was taken by security forces and forced to confess on TV his membership of a terrorist cell, a reference to the Muslim Brotherhood, stands behind bars with other co-defendants as they wait to listen the ruling at a court in Cairo June 23, 2014. Picture taken June 23, 2014. To match EGYPT-RIGHTS/ REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih - RTX1OSZH

It was 3 a.m. on May 24 when an armed force burst into the Khalil family home. Noor Khalil opened his eyes to eight masked men. He was pulled out of bed, bound and blindfolded. Then he dropped off the face of the earth for four days. 

In an Egyptian Homeland Security building, where physical constraints were accompanied by a gun to his head, Khalil said he learned that his brother had met with the same fate, except the latter would not resurface for 122 days.

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