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Egyptian paper alleges obstruction by govt printer
20 Aug 2008 14:14:36 GMT
 Source: Reuters
CAIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - An independent Egyptian newspaper said on Wednesday a state-owned printing press had refused to print its latest edition because of headlines about a fire that destroyed part of Egypt's parliament.

A fire gutted the main building of the upper house of parliament on Tuesday killing one firefighter and injurng 15 people.

A statement from the daily newspaper al Badeel said the al-Ahram press "objected to the headlines of the second edition of the paper which dealt with the fire".

Many independent and opposition newspapers depend on al-Ahram's printing presses.

An al Badeel reporter told Reuters the printing press said the paper had missed the printing deadline. Al Badeel's statement said the paper was submitted in time.

Al-Ahram press could not immediately be reached for comment.

It is rare for government presses to obstruct publication of independent papers, but authorities have sometimes used courts to prosecute editors and journalists critical of powerful people.

Sample headlines from the unprinted edition said the fire had destroyed files on recent controversial cases, including the deaths of hundreds of people in the sinking of a ferry owned by a former member of parliament and the alleged supplying of substandard blood bags to hospitals by a company owned by a member of parliament.

Other headlines said explosions had been heard, dozens of people had been injured and that security forces had prevented reporters from covering the fire and assaulted one of the paper's reporters. (Writing by Aziz El-Kaissouni; editing by Mariam Karouny)


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