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MYSTERIOUS: Egypt activist on hunger strike says he may die in prison report - You Need To See This

Alaa Abdel Fattah stands in a cage during a verdict hearing over an unauthorised street protest in 2013, in a courtroom in Cairo [File: AP Photo]

British-Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, 40, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly six months has warned his family he may die in prison, The Guardian has reported.

“I don’t want to upset you, but I don’t believe there’s any chance of individual salvation,” The Guardian quoted him as telling his mother during her visit to Egypt’s Wadi al-Natrun prison.

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