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From Our Own Correspondent: Egypt and Azerbaijan

31/05/2013

Egypt and Azerbaijan

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Egypt and Azerbaijan

The dire state of Egypt's morgues; Azerbaijan's optimistic billionaire

An Egyptian morgue is accused of manipulating autopsies to cover up police brutality; in Azerbaijan a billionaire follows his island dream.

Louisa Loveluck gains access to a Cairo morgue where staff are accused of covering up police brutality by changing autopsy reports; In Azerbaijan, Ed Butler meets an eccentric billionaire with plans for the biggest building project in the world, and he won't let the fact that he's a few billion dollars short put him off!

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