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August 20, 2013

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrested; Journalist Shot Dead 
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Egypt's interim government has arrested top Muslim Brotherhood leader
Mohammed Badie amid an ongoing crackdown against supporters of ousted
President Mohammed Morsi. Badie and his deputy are due to stand trial
later this month on charges of inciting the murders of protesters
outside the Brotherhood's headquarters in June. Badie's son was among
those shot dead in protests on Friday. Roughly 900 people have been
killed since security forces raided two pro-Morsi encampments last
Wednesday. On Monday, security forces shot dead the head of a provincial
office of the state newspaper Al-Ahram. According to Reuters, Tamer
Abdel Raouf was killed when forces opened fire on a car they mistakenly
believed was trying to escape a checkpoint that was enforcing a curfew.
Reporters are exempt from the curfew. Another journalist was wounded.

 

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