Six Brotherhood Killed In Clashes With Police
Six supporters of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood were killed in clashes with police near the capital Cairo’s Giza pyramids on Friday, reports TVC News.
According to the report, MENA, the state news agency reported that the violence broke out in several areas of Giza as Egyptians celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitri.
15 armed Brotherhood members were arrested after security forces intervened, MENA quoted an Interior Ministry source as saying.
Twenty Brotherhood members were also arrested in Egypt’s second city Alexandria, MENA said.
Islamist militants have stepped up attacks in Egypt since the army ousted President Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.
Since Mursi was toppled, security forces have cracked down on Brotherhood supporters, killing hundreds and arresting thousands of others. Top Brotherhood leaders have also been sentenced to death in mass trials.
The measures, widely criticised by human rights groups, weakened Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement, which had said it would return to power through street protests. Instead, demonstrations have largely faded.
The Brotherhood, declared a terrorist group by authorities, says it is committed to peaceful activism.
