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CAIRO — Explosions rattled across Egypt on Friday, and security forces arrested more than 100 amid protests calling for an Islamic uprising.

Authorities remained on high alert as demonstrators responded to calls by Islamist groups the Salafist Front and the Muslim Brotherhood to take to the streets to defend their religion and denounce Egyptian leaders.

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