An Egyptian court has declared the armed wing of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas as a "terrorist" group after the court put a ban on it.
According to Dawn News, Hamas condemned the ruling against the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades as "a dangerous political decision that serves the interests of the occupier," referring to Israel.
The verdict accused Hamas that control the Gaza Strip, of direct involvement in "terrorist operations" in the Sinai, said a court official.
The lawyer also put allegations on the movement that it uses tunnels under the frontier between Egypt and Gaza to smuggle arms that are used in attacks against the police and army, the official said.