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  • Tuesday ,25 February 2014
العربية

Egypt court confirms Brotherhood terrorist label

By-Ahram

Copts and Poliltical Islam

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Tuesday ,25 February 2014

Egypt court confirms Brotherhood terrorist label

The Court for Urgent Matters has upheld the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group.The Court for Urgent Matters has upheld the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group.

The interim government declared the Brotherhood a terrorist group in December but the decision had not been approved of by a court until now.
 
The Brotherhood has been blamed for militant attacks since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi – a longtime member of the group – in July 2013.
 
The attacks have mainly targeted the security forces, with the exception of a bomb in South Sinai in February that killed four civilians, including three South Korean tourists.
 
The Brotherhood has repeatedly condemned the attacks and denied responsibility for them.