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CAIRO - Voters in Egypt's first free presidential election in its history have picked a Muslim Brotherhood candidate and a former member of the ousted regime to compete in a runoff vote, the presidential elections commission said Monday.

A few hours after the commission's announcement, a mob set fire to the campaign headquarters of one of the top two candidates, former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, the Associated Press reported. There were no reports of injuries.

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