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| Egypt Arrests 3 under Terror Law for Spreading ISIL Ideology |
| 2015-08-24 |
[ALMANAR.LB] Egyptian police have locked awayDrop the rod and step away witcher hands up! three individuals under a new anti-terrorism law who are accused of spreading ISIL propaganda through Facebook. The police directorate in the southern Sohag province said Sunday the three had two laptops containing ISIL videos. President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi approved a draconian law last week that sets a wide-ranging definition of terrorism and prescribes harsh punishments. al-Sissi ...former general under Mubarak, then Defense Minister. Egypt overthrew Mubarak and endured a year of ham-fisted Moslem Brüderbund rule so al-Sissi could run for President-for-Life... has waged a crackdown on Islamists and other opponents since 2013, when he led the military overthrow of the Islamist Mohammad Mursi, the country's first freely elected president, during mass protests against his rule. |
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