Ron Burgundy Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 By Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least two dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organisation. The widening crackdown has increased tensions in a country rocked by the worst internal strife of its modern history since the army deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July. The Brotherhood was declared a terrorist organisation after 16 people were killed in a suicide attack on a police station on Tuesday, although the group condemned the attack and it was claimed by a radical faction based in the Sinai Peninsula. The Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies had called for protests in response to the government decision. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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