MONTH ago Ahmed Ezz was one of the most powerful businesspeople in Egypt.

一个月以前Ahmed Ezz还是埃及最有权势的商人。

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"We are refugees," says Ezz who found shelter with dozens of women and children in a local's home.

“我们都是难民，”Ezz说，她和一群妇女，小孩一起在当地人家里找了个避难所。

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"They searched us and searched our phones for pictures and videos," says a 19-year-old girl who fled with her family on Friday afternoon, and gave her name as Ezz.

“他们对我们搜身，并在我们的手机中搜寻照片和视频，”一个19岁的女孩说，她叫Ezz，周五下午随家里人一起逃离。

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One businessman in particular, steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz quickly became a symbol of corruption, and his offices were torched.

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Ahmed Ezz, for instance, has gone from ceramics into specialised steel: outpacing the state steel company, his firm now exports a third of its output and could, if it chose, export all of it.

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