10-10-2009, 06:22 PM
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1120031.html
Egypt arrests 24 Islamists for plotting pro Al-Aqsa rally
By DPA
Tags: Israel News, Temple Mount
Egyptian security forces on Saturday arrested 24 members of the Muslim Brotherhood group as the banned opposition movement prepared to protest across the country in solidarity with Palestinians over the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, a security source told the German Press Agency DPA.
The movement planned more than 120 rallies "to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinians and to voice anger at the barbaric measures in which the Israeli Palestinian Occupation have tried to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque," a statement posted on the Brotherhood's website read.
The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's largest opposition group. It achieved a historic victory in the 2005 legislative elections, winning around 20 per cent of the seats in the People's Assembly as independents.