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| Dozens held in Egypt under anti-terror law |
| 2013-12-27 |
| Egypt increased pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, detaining at least 38 of its supporters on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation the day after it was declared one by the government, security officials said. General Abdel Fattah Al Sissi said the country would be “steadfast” in the face of terrorism, after a small bomb went off in Cairo, wounding five people. Sixteen of the arrests were in the Nile Delta province of Sharkiya. The state news agency said those held were accused of “promoting the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood group, distributing its leaflets, and inciting violence against the army and police”. Security sources gave a country-wide total of 38 arrests on terrorism charges. |
| Posted by:Steve White |