Thousands of Brotherhood followers have been
maintaining a vigil near a mosque in northeast
Cairo demanding the reinstatement of Mohamed
Mursi, toppled as president by the army last
week.
CAIRO: Egypt's prosecutor's office ordered the
arrest of
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie on
Wednesday on charges of inciting violence
outside the Republican Guard headquarters where
55 people were killed on Monday, state news
agency MENA reported.
Other senior Brotherhood officials were also
ordered held, including Badie's deputy Mahmoud
Ezzat and party leaders
Essam El-Erian and Mohamed El-Beltagi.
Thousands of Brotherhood followers have been
maintaining a vigil near a mosque in northeast
Cairo demanding the reinstatement of Mohamed
Morsi, toppled as president by the army last
week.
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