A court in Egypt has set a trial date for Muslim Brotherhood leaders in a move likely to enrage supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie, who is currently in hiding, and his two deputies - Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumi - who are being held in Cairo's Tora prison, are accused of inciting violence against protesters outside the Islamist group's headquarters on 30 June.
According to news24, they will face trial on 25 August along with three Brotherhood members, who are accused of killing protesters.
The announcement of trial came after army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.
He stressed the need for national reconciliation based on an army-drafted roadmap providing for elections in 2014, the report added.
