Eleven members of the Muslim Brotherhood arrested

Originally published April 30, 2001

Eleven prominent members (university professors, teachers and lawyers) of the banned the Muslim Brotherhood group were arrested in Egypt for "inciting the masses'' over Israel's clashes with Palestinians, the New York Times reported today.

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