Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being held over allegations of links with Palestinian militants Hamas and plotting attacks on jails in the 2011 uprising, it has been announced.
He is to be questioned for an initial 15-day period, a judicial order said.
Mr Morsi’s supporters are holding a mass rally in Cairo with a big counter-rally also expected in the city.
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