3 U.S. students expect to be freed in Egypt; U.S. filmmaker also in custody By the CNN Wire Staff updated 5:04 PM EST, Thu November 24, 2011 U.S. students in Egypt are released STORY HIGHLIGHTS Prosecutors gave to police a "release order" for 3 detained students, a spokesman says U.S. diplomats are talking with Egypt authorities about the filmmaker, a spokesman says The students are not irresponsible, drunken college students, a friend insists The three college students were accused of throwing Molotov cocktails during a protest Cairo (CNN) -- As questions continued to swirl about the fate of three American college students arrested in Egypt for their role in ongoing protests there, a U.S. official said that diplomats were also in contact with Egyptian authorities about an award-winning filmmaker behind bars. The three college students -- Derrik Sweeney, Gregory Porter and Luke Gates -- were ordered to be released Thursday, said Adel Saeed, the spokesman of the general prosecutor. B
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CNN - 2 hours ago By the CNN Wire Staff Cairo (CNN) -- As questions continued to swirl about the fate of three American college students arrested in Egypt for their role in ongoing protests there, a US official said that diplomats were also in contact with Egyptian ... |
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