Egypt top prosecutor orders arrest of 5 activists

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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor issued arrest warrants on Monday for five rights activists on suspicion of inciting violence against members of the president’s Muslim Brotherhood.

A statement posted on the attorney general’s official Facebook page said all five have also been banned from traveling abroad. The prosecutor also issued summons for a sixth activist, Nawara Negm, daughter of Egypt’s best known satirical poet, for questioning over the same allegations.

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