Ron Burgundy Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 By Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Eleven people were shot dead as supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with police across Egypt on Friday, defying an ever-widening state crackdown on the movement that ruled the country until six months ago. Islamists opposed to the army's overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi in July have been holding daily demonstrations, even after the army-backed government declared his Brotherhood a terrorist group last week, increasing the penalties for dissent. The government is using the new classification to detain hundreds of Brotherhood supporters. The crackdown has reduced but not entirely broken the ability of the Brotherhood to mobilize protests. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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