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29 members of Brotherhood held

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January 03, 2007|From Times Wire Reports

Egyptian police detained 29 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's strongest opposition movement, in a series of dawn raids across three northern provinces, Brotherhood sources said.

Members of the group said aides to Brotherhood lawmakers had been detained, and deputy leader Mohammed Habib said senior members were among them.


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An Interior Ministry spokesman declined to comment.

The officially banned group operates relatively openly but is subject to frequent crackdowns.

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