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Egypt orders cleric held over ElBaradei death call

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 11, 2013 20:15

CAIRO - Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the arrest of a Muslim cleric who said leaders of the main opposition coalition should be condemned to death under Islamic law for seeking to topple President Mohamed Morsi, the state news agency said on Monday.

Hardline Salafi Muslim cleric Mahmoud Shaaban was ordered held for questioning over comments in an online video clip for the religious channel al-Hafez calling for the death of leaders of the opposition National Salvation Front. He singled out liberal NSF politician Mohamed ElBaradei and leftist presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy.

Shaaban "will be detained for questioning over charges that he incited the death of leaders of the NSF", MENA news agency reported.

The NSF has called for regular protests against Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood politician elected president in June, accusing him of trying to monopolize power.

ElBaradei, a former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, criticized the Islamist-led authorities last week for not acting to stop Shaaban. The government subsequently deployed a police guard at his home and outside the houses of other opposition figures.

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