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Africa North
Egypt's interior minister denies arrest of Brotherhood leaders Beltagi, Erian
2013-08-15
[Al Ahram] Egypt's Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim has denied reports saying that some influential Moslem Brüderbund leaders were tossed in the slammer
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in the wake of Wednesday's violence after police cleared two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo and Giza.

"Those claims are totally untrue. I hope that I will be able to capture them," Ibrahim told a news conference on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, a security source told Ahram Online that eight Brotherhood leaders jugged
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'>were tossed into the calaboose during the dispersal operation before escaping "with the help of other people."

Earlier on Wednesday, Influential Brotherhood figures Mohamed El-Beltagy and Essam El-Erian and Islamic preacher Safwat Hegazy were reportedly among the detained -- all wanted by Egypt prosecutors to answer to allegations of inciting violence.
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