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Monday, July 23, 2007

Egyptian police hold 22 more members of banned opposition group, Muslim Brotherhood

After detaining nearly 1000 Muslim Brotherhood activists before parliament elections in June and around 50 student members of the Muslim Brotherhood in late June, Egyptian police have detained 22 more university students loyal to Brotherhood, security officials said on Sunday, according to Reuters.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials said police rounded up the students in the town of Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean Sea. They did not elaborate on why the students were arrested.

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