Egypt arrests 32 members of banned outfit
Egyptian police have arrested 32 Muslim Brotherhood members over the past two days, the Islamists and security officials said yesterday.
Twelve men were arrested in raids on Wednesday morning in Fayoum province south of Cairo for suspected involvement in an attempt to bring medical supplies to Gaza earlier this month, the Brotherhood said on its website.
On Tuesday, police arrested 14 Brotherhood members in the Mediterranean town of Port Said, another five in Cairo and one in Beni Sueif, also south of the capital, on similar grounds, the Brotherhood said.
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group, is formally banned but fielded independent candidates in the 2005 parliamentary elections, winning a fifth of seats. It opposes Egypt's policy on the Rafah crossing.
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