Egypt Seeks Islamist Arrests as Brotherhood Shuns Cabinet
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Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi worked to build a Cabinet even as an arrest warrant for the Muslim Brotherhood’s top leader fueled tension between Islamists and the military.
Prosecutors sought Mohammed Badie, the head of the Brotherhood which fielded ousted President Mohamed Mursi, and nine others on grounds they encouraged Cairo violence on July 8 when dozens were killed by security forces. As the detention orders were announced, Hamza Zawba, a spokesman for the Brotherhood’s political arm, said it won’t engage in talks until Mursi is reinstated.