Five Muslim Brotherhood members arrested in Egypt

Egyptian police on Monday arrested in Dasouq city of Kafer al-Sheikh province five persons on charges of being members in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group. They were held in custody for investigation.

The deputy general of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mamoun al-Hudeibi, told the London-based al-Hayat daily that arresting the five persons "falls in the context of a plan by the security forces to strike the Muslim Brotherhood groups in all Egyptian provinces."