Cairo — Egyptian security forces released on Tuesday 23 high school students one day after hundreds protested in front of the Ministry of Education's headquarters in Cairo, a security source said.
The protest was triggered by a ministerial decision to postpone the final exams of a number of subjects, after successive exam leaks sparked anger towards the ministry among students and parents.
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