Egyptian Authorities Shut Down the Muslim Brotherhood's Newspaper
Latest move against supporters of ousted president Morsi
CAIRO - Egyptian authorities have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice newspaper in Cairo, the latest move aimed at crushing the Islamist movement, the Brotherhood said on Wednesday.
"We the journalists of the Freedom and Justice newspaper condemn the security forces for closing down the headquarters of the newspaper," the Brotherhood said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.
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Someone thinks this will have the desired effect. That someone is cluically-challenged.