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Egypt arrests Brotherhood spokesman, Islamist preacher

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Last Updated : Aug 21 2013 | 4:32 PM IST

Egyptian authorities Wednesday arrested hardliner Islamist preacher Safwat Hegazi and Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Morad Mohamed Ali.

Hegazy, wanted for inciting violence, was trying to flee to Libya when he was arrested, Xinhua reported citing the official Egyptian news agency MENA.

Morad Mohamed Ali, media advisor of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Brotherhood, was arrested at the Cairo International Airport, while he was about to board a plane to Rome.

On Monday, Muslim Brotherhood top leader Mohamed Badie was arrested.

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First Published: Aug 21 2013 | 4:26 PM IST

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