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  • Egypt seizes al-Jazeera reporter

    01/14/2007 5:54:35 AM PST · by edpc · 15 replies · 708+ views
    BBC News ^ | Sunday, 14 January 2007 | Unattributed
    A journalist working for Arabic TV news channel al-Jazeera has been arrested in Egypt for allegedly fabricating videos of police torturing suspects. Huweida Taha Metwalli was stopped on her way to Qatar and 50 video tapes were found in her luggage, the Egyptian interior ministry said. She is reportedly charged with "tarnishing Egypt's reputation and harming Egyptian national interests". Al-Jazeera said the tapes showed a "documentary reconstruction" by actors.