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| 'No decision' in Egypt on dissolving Muslim Brotherhood | |
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| Egypt's government has denied state media reports that it has decided to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood. | |
| A social solidarity ministry spokesman was quoted as saying it would revoke the Islamist group's non-governmental organisation status "within days". | |
| But the prime minister's office, Sherif Shawki, told the BBC the solidarity minister had not issued any decision. | |
| The military authorities have launched a crackdown on the group since ousting President Mohammed Morsi on 3 July. | The military authorities have launched a crackdown on the group since ousting President Mohammed Morsi on 3 July. |
| Dozens of senior figures, including its general guide Mohammed Badie, have been detained over allegations of inciting violence and murder. | Dozens of senior figures, including its general guide Mohammed Badie, have been detained over allegations of inciting violence and murder. |
| Hundreds of people demanding Mr Morsi's reinstatement, most of them Brotherhood members, have also been killed in clashes with security forces, who portray the crackdown as a struggle against "terrorism". | Hundreds of people demanding Mr Morsi's reinstatement, most of them Brotherhood members, have also been killed in clashes with security forces, who portray the crackdown as a struggle against "terrorism". |
| The 85-year-old Islamist movement was banned by Egypt's military rulers in 1954, but registered itself as an NGO in March in response to a court case bought by opponents who contested its legal status. | The 85-year-old Islamist movement was banned by Egypt's military rulers in 1954, but registered itself as an NGO in March in response to a court case bought by opponents who contested its legal status. |
| The Brotherhood also has a legally registered political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, which was set up in June 2011 as a "non-theocratic" group after the uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak from power. | The Brotherhood also has a legally registered political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, which was set up in June 2011 as a "non-theocratic" group after the uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak from power. |