In Cairo,a protester set himself on fire outside the parliament building.

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And in 2002, a train caught fire in Cairo, killing 373 people.

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While behind bars, his party was split by infighting and its headquarters in central Cairo were set on fire.

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One set of video footage appears to show protesters setting fire to a library of rare books in central Cairo during clashes in mid-December that left 17 civilians dead.

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