Summary The deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested from eastern Cairo.
CAIRO (AP) - An Interior Ministry spokesman says the deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood, Khairat el-Shater, considered the most powerful man in the organization has been arrested.
Spokesman Hani Abdel-Latif says el-Shater and his brother were arrested late Friday from an apartment in eastern Cairo on allegations of inciting violence against protesters in recent days.
El-Shater, a wealthy businessman, is the deputy of the Brotherhood s supreme leader, but has long been considered the group s most powerful decision-maker. He was the group s original candidate for the presidency but was disqualified for a past prison sentence. Mohammed Morsi ran in his place and became Egypt s first freely elected president.
Morsi was swept out of office this week by the military as millions held protests demanding his removal.
