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PHOTO GALLERY: Egyptians queue to buy New Suez Canal investment certificates in first hours




People receive Suez Canal investment certificates purchased at a bank in Cairo September 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)

People buy Suez Canal investment certificates at a bank in Cairo September 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)

People queue to buy Suez Canal investment certificates at a bank in Cairo September 4, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)

Adel Mohammed Ahmed holds an investment certificate used to finance the extension of the Suez Canal at the National Bank in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 (Photo: AP)

Adel Mohammed Ahmed, wearing a national flag, holds an investment certificate used to finance the extension of the Suez Canal at the National bank in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 (Photo: AP)

Egyptian banks have sold over LE3 billion (approximately $428 million) worth of investment certificates to finance the digging of a parallel Suez Canal.

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