Egyptian authorities detained a team of journalists working for the Al-Jazeera English news channel on Sunday.
They are Mohamed Fadel Fahmy (a Canadian), Peter
Greste, (an Australian), producer Baher Mohamed and Egyptian cameraman
Mohamed Fawzy, who is said to have been arrested at home.
The journalists were suspected of illegally broadcasting news harming "domestic security," the Interior Ministry said.
They were also accused of meeting with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, classified as a terrorist organisation last week.
Al-Jazeera confirmed the arrests and demanded their immediate release.
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