Three British TV crew members deported

Egyptian authorities say they have deported three members of an Al-Jazeera English-language TV crew, after they were detained for nearly a week and accused of working illegally. An official says they were deported for working in Egypt without a permit or license to use satellite transmitters. Last week, Egypt’s interim government called Al-Jazeera’s local Arabic language channel a threat to national security and ordered it closed.

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