Mubarak Trial Hears Officers Say Unaware of Live-Fire Orders
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The court trying former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak heard security officers testify that they had no knowledge of orders to fire live ammunition at protesters during the country’s uprising, in a stormy hearing where fistfights broke out between his supporters and opponents.
Families of the victims and lawyers representing them in the courtroom said yesterday they were shocked by the testimony, which they say may undermine the case against the 83-year-old Mubarak.