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Egypt violence: One killed in Muslim Brotherhood clash | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
One person has been killed in clashes between student supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and residents in the capital Cairo, officials say. | |
They say one of the students died after the two sides exchanged gunfire in the Nasr City district. | |
It comes a day after the government declared the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation. | It comes a day after the government declared the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation. |
In a separate incident, five people were injured by a bomb close to a bus in Nasr City. | |
The bomb was planted on a pedestrian island and exploded as the bus passed by. | |
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the bomb blast. | |
A security source told the BBC that explosive experts had detonated a second bomb that was planted in an advertising board close to where the first explosion went off. | |
Earlier on Thursday, at least 16 members of the Brotherhood were detained on charges of belonging to a terrorist group. | |
Those arrested include the son of a deputy leader of the movement. | Those arrested include the son of a deputy leader of the movement. |
The state news agency, Mena, said they were arrested on suspicion of promoting the ideology of the Brotherhood and inciting violence against the army and police. | The state news agency, Mena, said they were arrested on suspicion of promoting the ideology of the Brotherhood and inciting violence against the army and police. |
Army chief and Defence Minister Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt would remain resilient against terrorism. | |
"Don't let these cruel terrorist incidents affect you or your morale," he said at a military ceremony in Cairo. | "Don't let these cruel terrorist incidents affect you or your morale," he said at a military ceremony in Cairo. |
Wave of attacks | Wave of attacks |
The Brotherhood, whose candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential election in 2012 before being deposed by the military earlier this year, had already been outlawed. | The Brotherhood, whose candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential election in 2012 before being deposed by the military earlier this year, had already been outlawed. |
In recent months, Egypt has seen a wave of attacks which the authorities have blamed on Islamist militants. | In recent months, Egypt has seen a wave of attacks which the authorities have blamed on Islamist militants. |
On Tuesday, 16 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in a car bomb attack on a security building in the northern city of Mansoura, officials say. | On Tuesday, 16 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in a car bomb attack on a security building in the northern city of Mansoura, officials say. |
The government said the Muslim Brotherhood was behind the attack - a charge the movement denied. | The government said the Muslim Brotherhood was behind the attack - a charge the movement denied. |
An al-Qaeda-inspired militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Champions of Jerusalem) claimed responsibility. | An al-Qaeda-inspired militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Champions of Jerusalem) claimed responsibility. |