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sion of the "black boxes" of the Spain train that hurtled at high-speed along a curve and derailed, killing 80 people, a court official said Friday.
• Analysis will be performed to determine why the train was traveling far above the speed limit when it crashed near a station in Santiago de Compostela, in the northwestern Galicia, said court spokeswoman Maria Pardo Rios. She declined comment on how long the analysis will take.
• The boxes record all trip data from trains, including speed and distances and are similar to flight recorders for airplanes.
• The train's operator remained hospitalized Friday and will be questioned by police but she said the interview will not happen Friday.
• By Friday, all but seven victims in the crash had been identified in a makeshift morgue in Santiago de Compostela. DNA analysis will be used to identify the remaining victims, Pardo Rios said.
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News agency: Ousted Egypt president detained over alleged contact with Hamas in 2011 jailbreak

• CAIRO (AP) -- An investigating judge has ordered the detention of Egypt's ousted president over alleged contacts with Hamas to help in his escape from prison in 2011, the official state news agency reported Friday in the first official word on his status since a military coup on July 3.
• The MENA news agency said Mohammed Morsi has been detained for 15 days for investigation into the charges. His detention can be extended as the inquiry continues. The news agency indicated that Morsi has already been interrogated.
• The announcement comes after military strongman Gen. Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi called for mass demonstrations Friday to oppose what he called "terrorism," a clear reference to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood's spiritual leader responded with a harsh denunciation of el-Sissi.
• The Brotherhood also called for mass protests on Friday, escalating fears of clashes between the two opposing groups of demonstrators or with the military, which has pledged to keep order and prevent violence.
• The case concerns the mass jailbreak of dozens of Muslim Brotherhood leaders during the popular uprising in 2011 that toppled Morsi's predecessor, President Hosni Mubarak. There have been many reports in Egyptian media that the Brotherhood collaborated with Hamas, its Palestinian wing, and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon to arrange the breakout.
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