The Italian Government said today it was investigating complaints that Italian Jews had been tortured and beaten by police in Egypt. Five Jewish refugees from Egypt said police stuck burning matches under their finger nails, beat them up, and kept them standing in a crowded cell for 48 hours, without anything to eat.
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