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| Egypt's Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie 'suffers heart attack' in jail | Egypt's Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie 'suffers heart attack' in jail |
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| The spiritual leader of Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has suffered a non-fatal heart attack in jail, the country's state newspaper has reported. | The spiritual leader of Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has suffered a non-fatal heart attack in jail, the country's state newspaper has reported. |
| Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood's 70-year-old Murshid − or supreme guide − is one of hundreds of senior Brotherhood officials currently detained in a brutal state crackdown on the organisation that began on 3 July, the day Morsi was ousted as Egyptian president. | Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood's 70-year-old Murshid − or supreme guide − is one of hundreds of senior Brotherhood officials currently detained in a brutal state crackdown on the organisation that began on 3 July, the day Morsi was ousted as Egyptian president. |
| State broadsheet al-Ahram reported on Saturday that Badie had suffered a cardiac arrest while in prison, but that he has since recovered. State news agency MENA denied a report that Badie had died, while Brotherhood spokesmen did not respond to immediate requests about his health. | State broadsheet al-Ahram reported on Saturday that Badie had suffered a cardiac arrest while in prison, but that he has since recovered. State news agency MENA denied a report that Badie had died, while Brotherhood spokesmen did not respond to immediate requests about his health. |
| Sherief Abuel Magd, a longtime Muslim Brotherhood member and a friend of Badie's, said he could not confirm the report. But he claimed that any injury to the group's leader would not impede the Brotherhood's long-term future. | Sherief Abuel Magd, a longtime Muslim Brotherhood member and a friend of Badie's, said he could not confirm the report. But he claimed that any injury to the group's leader would not impede the Brotherhood's long-term future. |
| "This will not cause disorder," said Abuel Magd, an engineering consultant. "If he dies, others can take his place. When Hassan al-Banna [who founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928] died, the Muslim Brotherhood carried on." | "This will not cause disorder," said Abuel Magd, an engineering consultant. "If he dies, others can take his place. When Hassan al-Banna [who founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928] died, the Muslim Brotherhood carried on." |
| Nevertheless, with or without Badie, the Brotherhood faces the greatest threat to its existence since the 50s, when Egypt's then president Gamal Abdel Nasser forced the organisation underground through a similar series of mass arrests. Since Morsi's July ouster, all but two of its senior members have been arrested or forced into hiding − including Badie's deputy, Khairat al-Shater, who is believed to be the member who wields the most influence within the organisation. | Nevertheless, with or without Badie, the Brotherhood faces the greatest threat to its existence since the 50s, when Egypt's then president Gamal Abdel Nasser forced the organisation underground through a similar series of mass arrests. Since Morsi's July ouster, all but two of its senior members have been arrested or forced into hiding − including Badie's deputy, Khairat al-Shater, who is believed to be the member who wields the most influence within the organisation. |
| The two that remain say they are unable to make contact with any of their other colleagues − including the official, Mahmoud Ezzat, whom it was initially claimed had taken over Badie's leadership responsibilities after he was arrested. | The two that remain say they are unable to make contact with any of their other colleagues − including the official, Mahmoud Ezzat, whom it was initially claimed had taken over Badie's leadership responsibilities after he was arrested. |
| "I can't contact him. I can't contact anyone," said Dr Mohamed Bishr, the most senior Muslim Brother still at large. When asked who was currently running the Brotherhood, Bishr said: "I don't know." | "I can't contact him. I can't contact anyone," said Dr Mohamed Bishr, the most senior Muslim Brother still at large. When asked who was currently running the Brotherhood, Bishr said: "I don't know." |
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