Egypt arrests acting leader of Muslim Brotherhood

Mahmoud Ezzat, the banned Muslim Brotherhood leader, has been detained in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, said the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country.

Report says, citing Al Arabiya, he had used several places to evade persecution.

Ezzat had previously been sentenced to death and to life in prison in absentia. According to Egyptian law, he will face retrials in the cases following his arrest.