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1. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pardons 3,157 prisoners.
   2020-05-24 17:03:18 (First version)
2. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pardons 3,157 prisoners to celebrate Eid al-Fitr.
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