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News agency: Ousted Egypt president detained over contact with Hamas over 2011 jailbreak

July 26, 2013 at 1:37PM
A man flashes victory signs at an Egyptian military helicopter as it flies over the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013.
A man flashes victory signs at an Egyptian military helicopter as it flies over the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013. (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CAIRO — Egypt's official news agency reports that the state prosecutor has ordered the detention of the ousted president over alleged contacts with Hamas to help in his escape from prison in 2011.

The MENA news agency said Mohammed Morsi has been detained for 15 days for investigation into the charges.

Egypt's military has been holding Morsi in an undisclosed location since deposing him on July 3.

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