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Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptian television reports a court has banned the Muslim Brotherhood's activities, ordering the assets of the organisation seized.

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An Egyptian court has banned all the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered the assets of the Islamist backers of ousted president Mohamed Morsi seized, state television said.

The court's ruling on Monday comes amid a crackdown on the Brotherhood and more than a month after hundreds of Islamist protesters died in a police operation to disperse their Cairo sit-ins, sparking a wave of nationwide violence.


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