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July 10, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Role in Interim Gov't; Leader Indicted for Incitement 
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The standoff between Egypt's interim government and the Muslim
Brotherhood party it replaced in power continues to widen. Egypt's top
prosecutor has ordered the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed
Badie and other top officials on charges of inciting violence. The
Muslim Brotherhood is accused of sparking the violence that ended in the
army's fatal shootings of at least 51 supporters of ousted President
Mohamed Morsi and the wounding of hundreds more. The charges come one
day after the Muslim Brotherhood rejected a role in Egypt's interim
Cabinet. On Tuesday, Egypt's interim president also named former Finance
Minister Hazem el-Beblawi as interim prime minister, and Nobel Peace
laureate Mohamed El Baradei as vice president.