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| Egypt's Mohammed Badie due to appear in mass trial | Egypt's Mohammed Badie due to appear in mass trial |
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| The most senior leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, is to appear in court with more than 680 others charged with incitement to kill. | |
| Tuesday's mass trial comes a day after an Egyptian court sentenced 528 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to death. | Tuesday's mass trial comes a day after an Egyptian court sentenced 528 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to death. |
| They were convicted on charges including murdering a policeman and attacks on people and property. | They were convicted on charges including murdering a policeman and attacks on people and property. |
| Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood. | Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| Hundreds have been killed and thousands arrested. | Hundreds have been killed and thousands arrested. |
| Mohammed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's general guide, was seized along with other Brotherhood figures after the Egyptian army ousted Mr Morsi last July. | |
| The army stepped in after months of street protests against Mr Morsi - Egypt's first democratically elected leader. | The army stepped in after months of street protests against Mr Morsi - Egypt's first democratically elected leader. |
| Mr Badie and others face charges of inciting violence and murder over the deaths of eight anti-Brotherhood protesters outside the movement's headquarters in Cairo last year. | Mr Badie and others face charges of inciting violence and murder over the deaths of eight anti-Brotherhood protesters outside the movement's headquarters in Cairo last year. |
| Following Mr Morsi's removal from office the Brotherhood set up protest camps in Cairo, at which Mr Badie was a prominent figure. | Following Mr Morsi's removal from office the Brotherhood set up protest camps in Cairo, at which Mr Badie was a prominent figure. |
| Police eventually dispersed the camps, killing hundreds of protesters, and Mr Badie went into hiding. He was detained in August. | Police eventually dispersed the camps, killing hundreds of protesters, and Mr Badie went into hiding. He was detained in August. |
| Mr Badie's 38-year-old son Ammar was among those killed in the protests. | Mr Badie's 38-year-old son Ammar was among those killed in the protests. |
| Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood has denounced Monday's death sentences. | Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood has denounced Monday's death sentences. |
| The verdicts must now go to Egypt's supreme religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for approval or rejection. | The verdicts must now go to Egypt's supreme religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for approval or rejection. |
| Analysts say that although death sentences are often handed down in Egypt, few have been carried out in recent years. | Analysts say that although death sentences are often handed down in Egypt, few have been carried out in recent years. |
| All of those convicted on Monday are expected to appeal. | All of those convicted on Monday are expected to appeal. |
| Tuesday's trial will take place at the same court in Minya, south of the capital, Cairo. | Tuesday's trial will take place at the same court in Minya, south of the capital, Cairo. |
| The Brotherhood has been declared a terrorist organisation and authorities have punished any public show of support for it. | The Brotherhood has been declared a terrorist organisation and authorities have punished any public show of support for it. |