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Ethiopian refugees caught in middle of Nile dam row between Cairo, Addis Ababa

Ethiopian refugees in Egypt worry that their situation will decline further due to the Nile dam row between their host and home country.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) receives an Ethiopian man who Sisi said was "rescued" from war-torn Libya alongside 26 of his compatriots by Egypts security services upon their arrival at Cairo airport on May 7, 2015. It was not immediately clear how the Ethiopians were rescued, but Sisi's office said the group flown in on an Egyptian plane was "liberated by Egyptian and Libyan security services". AFP PHOTO / STR        (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)

CAIRO — Abdel Meguid al-Karki, an Ethiopian refugee in his mid-30s, has learned the importance of concealing his identity the hard way. 

On the way to a grocery store in the southern Cairo district of Hadayek el-Maadi, where he lives, Karki's brother, 19, was attacked by a group of Egyptians a few days ago, and had his belongings, including his cellphone and the groceries he bought from the store, stolen.

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