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Tourists, but the soldiers wouldn't let us come any closer. >> egypt is known as the greatest open air monument in the world. now the army has stepped in to protect artifacts of ancient civilizations from looters. that is our story that goes beyond the headlines, the fear that looters may raid museums and destroy egypt's prized archaeological artifacts. joining me by join from cairo is a chief egyptologist and yesterday he was appointed the minister of antiquities to protect egypt's monuments. thank you for joining us here. i've been to the egyptian museum. it is unbelievable the amount of thi...
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