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516 'Brotherhood Elements' Arrested on Egypt Anniversary
[AnNahar] Egyptian police nabbedPlease don't kill me! more than 500 supporters of the blacklisted Moslem Brüderbund when deadly violence erupted  on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising, the interior minister said Monday.Protesters and security forces clashed Sunday after Islamists called for demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government as Egypt marked the fourth anniversary of the toppling of ex-strongman Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... . On Sunday, "we arrested 516 elements from the Moslem Brüderbund group who were involved in firing ammunition, planting explosives and bombing some facilities," said Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim, who has overseen a bloody police crackdown targeting the Brotherhood. Ibrahim also said that Mubarak's sons Alaa and Gamal have been released from jail pending a retrial in a corruption case, four years after their arrest following the uprising. Posted by: trailing wife 2015-01-27 |
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