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Egypt orders activist Abdel Fattah back to jail: family

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AFP Cairo
An Egyptian court ordered prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah back to jail today after he was previously freed on bail during a trial for taking part in an illegal protest, a relative said.

His sister Mona Seif told AFP Abdel Fattah had been taken into custody after a hearing into his case on charges of participating in a violent and illegal protest following the military's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.

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First Published: Oct 27 2014 | 6:40 PM IST

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