Egypt Approves New Constitution After Dozen More Dead

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
19 January 2014
Tags:
Egypt, Governance, Conflict, Peace and Security

Egyptian officials say preliminary results indicate voters have endorsed the nation's military-backed constitution. But the divisive referendum has left at least a dozen people dead, hundreds injured and hundreds more in jail. VOA's Elizabeth Arrott has more from Cairo.

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