Egypt refers 22 policemen to trial over prison break
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Egypt has referred 22 policemen to trial over a prison break near the Suez Canal city of Ismailia.
Prosecutor Amro Sami issued his ruling Wednesday, nearly a month after six convicts escaped following clashes with guards that killed a policeman and a civilian.
The police face charges of negligence after investigators found that the inmates had smuggled weapons into the facility with the help of visitors.
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Policemen rarely go on trial in Egypt. Nearly all of the 100 policemen charged with killing protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak were acquitted.