Mohit= The Egyptian military has been accused by human rights campaigners of targeting hundreds of anti-government protesters since the mass protests against President Hosni Mubarak began a fortnight ago.
Human Rights Watch said that it has documented 119 arrests of civilians by the military, but believes there are many more.
The international non-governmental organization has also documented detentions including an unnamed democracy activist who described being stopped by a soldier who insisted on searching his bag, where he found a pro-democracy flyer.
Heba Morayef, a Human Rights Watch researcher in Cairo, said: "A lot of families are calling us and saying: 'I can't find my son, he's disappeared.' I think what's happening is that they're being arrested by the military."
One of those detained by the army, 23-year-old Ashraf, said that he was detained last Friday on the edge of Tahrir Square.
Human Rights Watch said that it has documented 119 arrests of civilians by the military, but believes there are many more.
The international non-governmental organization has also documented detentions including an unnamed democracy activist who described being stopped by a soldier who insisted on searching his bag, where he found a pro-democracy flyer.
Heba Morayef, a Human Rights Watch researcher in Cairo, said: "A lot of families are calling us and saying: 'I can't find my son, he's disappeared.' I think what's happening is that they're being arrested by the military."
One of those detained by the army, 23-year-old Ashraf, said that he was detained last Friday on the edge of Tahrir Square.
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