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Egypt tomb reveals ancient mummies

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It was untouched and sealed for more than two and a half thousand years but now a recently discovered Egyptian tomb containing more than 20 mummies has been re-opened.

The chamber was discovered at the bottom of a deep shaft during excavations near Cairo. The BBC's Christian Fraser went into the tomb.

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