Egypt Arrests More Brotherhood Supporters, More Protests Anticipated

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
27 December 2013
Tags:
Egypt, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security

Egyptian police arrested dozens more Muslim Brotherhood supporters and deployed across Cairo before Friday prayers, as the government anticipated further protests from the Islamist movement despite having clamped down on dissent. Security sources said 32 Brotherhood supporters were held in a second wave of arrests since Wednesday, when the government designated the group a terrorist organization.

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