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Cairo debuts revamped Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square has reopened after major renovations, but not everyone's a fan.
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO — The Egyptian government has reopened Tahrir Square, the main gathering point for demonstrators during the 2011 revolution against the late autocrat Hosni Mubarak, following months of construction.

The square was ceremonially reopened during the April 3 parade of nearly two dozen ancient royal mummies.

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