Egypt pardons leading activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after 6 years behind bars (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released)

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt pardons leading activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after 6 years behind bars (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released).

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