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Members of the Republican Guard blocks off a road leading to the presidential palace in Cairo, December 6, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
An Egyptian prosecutor has ordered that 206 defendants be detained for 15 days pending investigations in clashes that took place by the Republican Guard’s headquarters on Monday.
The prosecutor accused the defendants of attempting to raid army property, attacking police and army forces, killing one officer, threatening national security, terrifying citizens and possessing illegal firearms.
After investigations into the violence that left over 50 Egyptians dead, the prosecutor detained 206 defendants and released 446 others on EGP 2,000 bail.