British-Egyptian political prisoner had been on a partial hunger strike of 100 calories or less a day for six months

The family of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah have said that he has broken his hunger strike, according to a letter posted on Twitter by his sister Sanaa Seif.

“I’ve broken my strike. I’ll explain everything on Thursday,” the letter dated Monday said, according to the tweet.

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