Mohamed El Beltagi, Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader, Arrested In Egypt

Egypt Arrests Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed el-Beltagi waves to his supporters during a rally in Shubra el-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov.28, 2010. Egyptians are choosing a new parliament amid uncertainty over the health of 82-year-old President Hosni Mubarak and widespread frustration over the lack of political reform and economic woes, following a campaign marred by a crackdown on dissent that was seen as an effort by the government to guarantee its powerful grip on authority ahead of a more crucial presidential vote due next year. (AP Photo)
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed el-Beltagi waves to his supporters during a rally in Shubra el-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov.28, 2010. Egyptians are choosing a new parliament amid uncertainty over the health of 82-year-old President Hosni Mubarak and widespread frustration over the lack of political reform and economic woes, following a campaign marred by a crackdown on dissent that was seen as an effort by the government to guarantee its powerful grip on authority ahead of a more crucial presidential vote due next year. (AP Photo)

CAIRO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Egyptian police captured senior Muslim Brotherhood official Mohamed El-Beltagi on Thursday, security sources said, as they pressed on with a crackdown that has put many of the Islamist group's leaders behind bars in recent weeks.

Beltagi appeared in a recorded statement aired by the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera television news network this week in which he urged Egyptians to join rallies against the military on Friday.

The crackdown on the group began after Egypt's army deposed President Mohamed Mursi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, on July 3. (Reporting by Lin Noueihed; Editing by Kevin Liffey and Jon Boyle)

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