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| Muslim Brotherhood banned by Egyptian court | Muslim Brotherhood banned by Egyptian court |
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| An Egyptian court has banned the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. | An Egyptian court has banned the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. |
| Egyptian state TV said the court issued its ruling on Monday. | Egyptian state TV said the court issued its ruling on Monday. |
| The Brotherhood was outlawed for most of its 85 years in existence. But after Hosni Mubarak was ousted in 2011 it was allowed to work openly, formed a political party and rose to power in a string of post-Mubarak elections. In March it registered as a recognised non-governmental organization. | |
| The ruling, which can be appealed against, opens the door for authorities to track down the group's elaborate network of social services, dealing a deadly blow to its pillars of grassroots support. | |
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