CAIRO, Aug 18 (Aswat Masriya) - An Egyptian court postponed on Monday the trial of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and 130 others in the Wadi al-Natroun prison break case to August 23.

The Muslim Brotherhood leaders are accused of collaborating with international bodies, the Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah, to escape prison during the 2011 uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak.

The court heard the testimonies of witnesses in the case on Monday, expected to be resumed during the next session. 

One of the witnesses, the security director of the Abu Zaabal Company for Specialty Chemicals, told the court that a group of masked gunmen broke into the company's headquarters and stole three loaders at noon on January 29, 2011. He added that another group stole a forth loader, before breaking into the prison and releasing the prisoners at around 5pm. 

The defendants are charged with murder and attempted murder of policemen, torching government buildings, breaking into prison and helping prisoners escape. Some of the defendants, including members of Hamas and Hezbollah, are being tried in absentia.

The former president, ousted since July 2013, is implicated in a group of other court cases. He is being tried for inciting the killing of protesters outside the presidential palace during his tenure in December 2012, insulting the judiciary, and espionage.