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Egypt court upholds Muslim Brotherhood terrorist ruling

Published February 25th, 2014 - 07:59 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

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.

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