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Egypt’s speaker praises Hitler to justify government spending
Egypt's parliamentary speaker has sparked outrage online after praising Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's infrastructure projects.
Ali Abdel Aal made the comments while defending Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi development plans.
- BBC
“Hitler had his mistakes, but what allowed him to expand eastward and westward was that he created a strong infrastructure,” the speaker said.
Mr Abdel Aal has since said his words were taken “out of context”.
Hundreds of people…