Egyptian Security Detains Opposition Leaders
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security briefly detained senior members of the opposition Kefaya (Enough) Movement on Saturday during a protest against the nomination of President Hosni Mubarak for a fifth 6-year presidential term.
The protest, during which police beat protesters with batons and manhandled journalists, comes a day after Mubarak submitted his nomination papers to stand in Egypt’s first multi-candidate presidential election.
“Five of the people from Kefaya were released … Those released include Kamal Khalil, George Ishak and Amin Iskander,” a police source said without giving further details after nearly 30 people were detained.
Source: Reuters.
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