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Egyptian police arrests 40 Muslim Brotherhood family members
Apr 15, 2008, 11:31 GMT
Cairo - Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested 40 relatives of members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, as they protested in an attempt to enter a military court session, witnesses said.
Relatives and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood members were prevented from entering a court session, in which the military court was due to issue a verdict regarding some detained group members.
The family members were arrested on charges of obstructing justice and protesting in front of the military court.
Members, commonly known as Muslim Brothers, were detained in December with charges of belonging to a banned political movement, opposing the government and distributing religious leaflets.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a banned political group but its candidates ran in the 2005 general elections as independents and won one fifth of the seats in parliament.
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