Egyptian Islamic activist detained at Gaza border

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces detained an Islamist opposition activist on Saturday as he crossed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip, saying they believed he had entered Gaza illegally via a cross-border tunnel, security sources said.

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The sources said that Magdy Ahmed Hussein, the head of the Islamist-oriented Labor party, was carrying no papers other than a driving license when he tried to return to Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. The government suspended the activities of Hussein's party in 2000, partly due to its links with the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group. More...

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