17 women were raped at a March 9 protest in Cairo , after Mubarak 's ouster . A senior Egyptian general said some of them were subject to ` ` background checks '' He said it was done so that they would n't know later they had been raped . `` The army ca n't wait to return to its barracks and do what it does best -- protect the nation 's borders . '' One woman allegedly targeted had said , ` ` They wanted to teach us a lesson ''
17 women were raped at a March 9 protest in Cairo , after Mubarak 's ouster . A senior Egyptian general said some of them were subject to ` ` background checks '' He said it was done so that they would n't know later they had been raped . One woman allegedly targeted had said , ` ` They wanted to teach us a lesson ''