Egypt arrests 25 Muslim Brotherhood members
Cairo, 2008 Nov 8, IRIB
Egyptian police have arrested 25 Muslim Brotherhood members at a meeting in the Nile Delta, a security official said on Saturday.
The official said that "more than 20" Brothers were arrested at a member's home on Friday evening at Faous in the eastern Nile Delta. The Brotherhood website said that 25 of its members were detained.
The website said security forces swooped on a meeting being held by Brotherhood MP Farid Ismail as the deputy began to speak.
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group, is formally banned but fielded independent candidates in 2005 elections, winning a fifth of the seats in parliament.
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