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Security forces stormed the houses of 6 Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Alexandria however only 1 leader was arrested due to the absence of the other 5 from their homes.
Forces had fired live bullets and attacked campaigners posting banners late last night arresting 14 including 2 high school students. Thugs also assaulted supporters of Sobhi Saleh MB candidate in the Ramleh district.

The clampdown and arrests come amid escalating hostilities nationwide in the lead to Sunday’s parliamentary elections. A raid on at least 20 MB houses in 2 days in Alexandria by security personnel reveals the intentions of early rigging of the polls by attempting to intimidate opposition.

In a relating incident, security forces also arrested candidate Aza Garaf’s writer, journalist husband Badr Mohamed Badr after raiding their house at dawn in Cairo.