{{An Egyptian criminal court has invoked a presidential amnesty and dismissed charges against 379 people accused of taking part in deadly clashes with police.}}<\/p>\n
The charges stem from nearly two weeks of street fighting on downtown Cairo’s Mohammed Mahmoud street in November 2011 that left 42 people dead.<\/p>\n
Young protesters, mostly die-hard soccer fans known as Ultras, led demonstrations against police near the Interior Ministry and Tahrir Square, the hub of Cairo’s activist movement. <\/p>\n
They were demanding a timetable for the military officers who were then ruling the country to hand over power and hold presidential elections, and denouncing violent security crackdowns on sit-ins.<\/p>\n
Judge Gamal Eddin Rushdi said Saturday that his decision was based on the pardon issued by President Mohammed Morsi.<\/p>\n
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