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Egypt arrests Brotherhood leaders in Port Said
Sunday 18-08-2013 02:15 PM
Police escort Muslim Brotherhood members through supporters of the interim government installed by the army from the al-Fath mosque on Ramses Square in Cairo August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Police and army forces arrested Muslim Brotherhood leaders in a wide crackdown on Islamists in Port Said early on Sunday, a Brotherhood source said.
The list of those arrested includes the province’s coordinator, Mohamed Zakaria, as well as former Shura Council member Gamal Heiba among others.
Eyewitnesses saw police trucks, army personnel and Sate Security trucks as the authorities arrested the suspects.
