Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
December 26, 2013  09:16
Egypt's military-backed interim government today declared the Muslim Brotherhood, to which ousted president Mohammed Morsi belongs, a "terrorist" group, blaming it for a suicide bomb attack on a police station that killed 16 people.        

"The Cabinet has declared the Muslim Brotherhood group and its organisation as a terrorist organisation," said Hossam Eissa, the minister of higher education, after a long meeting of the Cabinet.        

The implications of the declaration were that those who belong to the group, finance it or promote its activities would face punishment, he said
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