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Egypt seeks extradition of Brotherhood members

Egypt is expanding security cooperation with Arab states to hand over Muslim Brotherhood officials, including those exiled in Doha.

People raise their hands with the sign of Muslim Brotherhood supporters from their balcony during a protest by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Matarya area, east of Cairo, March 21, 2014. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) EGYPT OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN EGYPT - RTR3I2B6
People raise their hands with the sign of Muslim Brotherhood supporters from their balcony in the Matarya area, east of Cairo, March 21, 2014. — REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper

CAIRO — Egyptian security authorities are coordinating with Arab Gulf countries to track the activities of Muslim Brotherhood members and arrest them on charges of standing behind the violence that has spread throughout Egypt.

Maj. Gen. Sayed Shafiq, assistant interior minister for public security, told Al-Monitor, “We began taking measures to apprehend Muslim Brotherhood members whose hands were tainted with blood and who were involved in acts of violence, whether they be inside or outside Egypt.”

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