"It feels like the revolution is back in a big way" - Protests have continued overnight in Cairo's Tahrir Square, after ex-President Hosni Mubarak was jailed for life for his part in the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolution. The crowds are furious at the acquittal of key security officials who were on trial alongside Mubarak. Four interior ministry officials and two local security chiefs were cleared of complicity in protesters' killings. Rallies against the verdict were also held in Alexandria, Suez and Mansoura. Correspondents say a verdict that was meant to bring closure for Egypt is in danger of reopening old wounds. In another development, dozens of protesters stormed the campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in the Fayoum area south of Cairo, Egyptian media reported. Mr Shafiq was Mubarak's last prime minister.
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