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Google exec behind organization of Egypt's protests

Updated: 2011-02-08 18:05

(Xinhua)

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Google exec behind organization of Egypt's protests
Opposition demonstrators protest at the Tahrir Square in Cairo, Feb 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

CAIRO - A Google Inc. executive was behind the Facebook page which has helped spark the mass protests in Egypt.

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Wael Ghonim, 30, a marketing manager said in a television interview broadcast on Monday after he was released from days of detention that he was behind the organization of the anti- government protesters.

Internet services such as Facebook and Twitter were believed to have played a key role for the organization of the mass protests in Egypt.

Internet service was cut off on January 28 in Egypt, apparently in a bid to stop protesters from using it to spread information. The service resumed on Feb 2.

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