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Page last updated at 02:34 GMT, Monday, 4 May 2009 03:34 UK

Egypt pig cull sparks unrest

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Egyptian pig farmers have clashed with police in Cairo, as they tried to stop their animals being slaughtered.

The government wants to cull all the nation's pigs amid swine flu fears, a move UN experts say is not necessary.

Yolande Knell reports.

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