Mohammed al Zawahiri, the younger brother of al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri, was arrested in Egypt yesterday. According to Al Masry Al Youm, he was detained at a security checkpoint in Giza, which is located not far from Cairo on the west bank of the Nile river. An anonymous Egyptian security official has confirmed the arrest in an interview, according to the Associated Press.
Mohammed al Zawahiri became a prominent figure in post-Mubarak Egypt, granting frequent interviews to the press and organizing protests against the West. He used the permissive environment to proselytize on behalf of al Qaeda's ideology. While being coy about his ties to the al Qaeda organization, Mohammed al Zawahiri has emphatically defended his more infamous older brother and al Qaeda's role in the world. His official Facebook page, which was taken down in recent weeks, was peppered with al Qaeda statements and posts glorifying his older brother.
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