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Egyptian protesters perform ‘Harlem Shake’


 

About 400 people gathered in front of the Muslim Brotherhood offices in Cairo on Thursday night, for an unusual protest.

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The crowd, some in costumes, performed the Harlem Shake, in an effort to express their opposition to Egypt’s Islamist rulers.

One protester, 22-year-old law student Tarek Badr, told NBC News it was “a funny way to protest how [the Muslim Brotherhood] have taken control of the country.”
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As the demonstrators danced and chanted for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s resignation, the Muslim Brotherhood locked up its building and shut off the lights.

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