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| Egypt arrests 13 on anniversary of 2013 'Rabaa massacre' |
| 2018-08-15 |
[Al Jazeera] Egyptian police have locked awayDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! 13 alleged Moslem Brüderbund members, accusing them of inciting protests marking the fifth anniversary of the so-called Rabaa massacre. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that six people were arrested in a Cairo suburb, including three who had been sentenced in absentia to 10 to 15 years on terror charges. They will now face a re-trial. The other seven were held northwest of the capital. "We received information that they had been planning to hold meetings ... with the aim of provoking citizens to mark the fifth anniversary by staging demonstrations and sowing chaos," the ministry statement read |
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