Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Egypt: Prominent blogger hands himself in

(AP) ? A prominent Egyptian blogger has handed himself in to authorities, a day after the country's prosecutor general ordered his arrest over his alleged role in instigating violence during clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's Islamist president.

Alaa Abdel-Fattah arrived Tuesday at the Cairo office of Prosecutor General Talaat Abdullah surrounded by dozens of pro-democracy protesters chanting against the rule of Morsi's group, the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood's office in the capital was the focus of Friday street fighting that left some 200 people injured.

Abdel-Fattah is one of five well-known activists named as instigators of violence. They rose to prominence the 2011 uprising against ousted president Hosni Mubarak, and now are protesting Morsi's presidency.

Activists say the arrest heralds a campaign of intimidation against Brotherhood opponents.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2013-03-26-ML-Egypt/id-e2a0f892e4de49a093d3dc6112fa8211

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