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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/probe-call-over-egypt-jail-deaths.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Reports claim guards deliberately killed dozens of inmates at an Egyptian prison during the first days of Egypt's uprising (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-probe-call-over-egypt-jail-deaths.jpg" alt="Reports claim guards deliberately killed dozens of inmates at an Egyptian prison during the first days of Egypt's uprising (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>A leading human rights activist has called for an immediate investigation of reports that guards deliberately killed dozens of inmates at an Egyptian prison during the chaotic first days of Egypt&#8217;s uprising.</p>
<p>Hossam Bahgat said at least 65 prisoners are believed to have been killed at al-Qatta prison on the outskirts of Cairo, citing testimony by inmates and their relatives.</p>
<p>Thousands of prisoners across Egypt are believed to have escaped or been set free shortly after the revolt against President Hosni Mubarak erupted on January 25. Mr Bahgat said he and other activists are still trying to piece together what happened at the prisons.</p>
<p>Mr Bahgat said the unrest at al-Qatta broke out three days after the start of the uprising, when some prisoners attempted to escape and guards responded with force.</p>
<p>He said guards climbed onto watchtowers and started shooting live rounds &#8220;in an attempt to kill as many people as possible, and not in an attempt to deter the chaos, as regulated by the prison law&#8221;.</p>
<p>Following the initial violence, during which a senior officer was killed, Mr Bahgat said: &#8220;There were three days in which inmates were executed in retaliation, it seems.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said water and electricity at the prison were cut off for a week, and told reporters he had filed a complaint with the public prosecutor seeking an immediate investigation into the allegations. The prosecutor&#8217;s office could not immediately be reached for comment.</p>
<p>In a separate development, New York-based Human Rights Watch said at least 119 people involved in the protests, including human rights activists, had been arbitrarily detained by Egyptian troops after the military deployed in towns and cities on January 28.</p>
<p>Many have since been released, including 62 Egyptian and foreign journalists, the group said.</p>
<p>Human Rights Watch said it has documented cases of five detainees who were mistreated in detention, including with beatings and electric shocks. One of those since released told the advocacy group that he was tortured with electric shocks three times over two days, and was whipped with an electric cable.</p>
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