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Ashraf Mohamed watches his Egyptian homeland descend into violent turmoil, and says it's heartbreaking.
"You feel very worried about your loved ones," said Mohamed, a Waterloo resident who has family and friends in Alexandria and Cairo.
"We feel the country is going down a path that is very dark."
Mohamed was planning to travel to Egypt later this month to help his father as he recovers from a broken hip. Now, those plans are on hold.
"There is no law and order in Alexandria right now," he said Wednesday.
Violence spread through the country in the wake of a military …
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