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Egyptian Authorities Shut Down the Muslim Brotherhood's Newspaper

Latest move against supporters of ousted president Morsi

Reason Staff | 9.25.2013 12:00 PM


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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