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Egypt arrests top Muslim Brotherhood leader

A picture dated August 29, 2005 shows senior member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Ezzat during an interview in Cairo.

Photo credit: File | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Cairo has blacklisted the Brotherhood as a "terrorist" organisation, but the Islamist group has consistently denied any link to violence.
  • The 76-year-old had already been sentenced on charges including "participation in the management of a terrorist organisation", "collaboration with armed terrorist groups" and "endangering the foundations of the state".

Cairo,

Egypt on Friday arrested a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, the latest swept up by Cairo's long-running crackdown against the outlawed Islamist group, the interior ministry said.

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