Thursday, 28 November 2013

Egyptian police arrest leading activist

CAIRO - Egyptian police arrested a leading political activist on Thursday after the prosecutor ordered he be detained for inciting protests, a security official said.

Alaa Abdel Fattah was a symbol of the 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak. He was ordered arrested after taking part in protests organized in defiance of a new law that imposes heavy restrictions on demonstrations.

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