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Egypt cracks down on banned group

Egypt has detained more than 90 members or supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and on Sunday blocked the group, Egypt’s largest opposition force, from holding a demonstration calling for political reform. Thousands of riot police lined roads in central Cairo to stop demonstrators gathering for the protest in front of parliament. A few hundred of the protesters managed to regroup to hold demonstrations in other central Cairo locations. Full Story