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Egypt detains 13 Muslim Brotherhood members

Source: News 24

Cairo : Egypt | about 1 year ago

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Egyptian authorities have arrested 13 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood around the country, a security official said on Sunday. Nine members of the banned group were arrested on Sunday in the Nile Delta town of Abu Hammad in Sharqiya province "for trying to organise a speech at a mosque after...

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News Source: Press TV | about 1 year ago

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