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A Ramadan cannon is fired to mark the breaking of the fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the compound of the citadel in the Egyptian capital Cairo on April 13, 2021. AFP

Men prepare a Ramadan cannon to be fired marking the breaking of the fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the compound of the citadel in the Egyptian capital Cairo on April 13, 2021. AFP

A Ramadan cannon is fired to mark the breaking of the fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the compound of the citadel in the Egyptian capital Cairo on April 13, 2021. AFP

A person takes a picture of a Ramadan cannon before being fired at sunset marking the breaking of the fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the compound of the citadel in the Egyptian capital Cairo on April 13, 2021. AFP

A picture taken from the citadel in the Egyptian capital Cairo on April 13, 2021 shows the sun setting on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP