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Gauging the Size of the Egyptian Protests
Jan 31, 2011 | 22:46 GMT
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Summary
Media reports and Egyptian protest leaders are estimating that 250,000 protesters are gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo, and the number of protesters will reach 1 million on Feb. 1. However, an analysis of the size of Tahrir Square and of aerial images indicates that the crowd is much smaller.
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