Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Pictures: Fire Destroys "Temple of Knowledge" in Egypt

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Pharaonic faces stare out from charred pages in Cairo's Egyptian Scientific Complex on Monday. The documents are among thousands of precious historic works damaged or destroyed by a fire that consumed the structure over the weekend.

Now in danger of collapsing, the complex, also known as the Institut d'Égypte, caught fire on Saturday during clashes between protesters and army soldiers near Tahrir Square.

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