CAIRO
Egyptian prosecution has ordered a warrant arrest for the Muslim Brotherhood supreme leader Mohammad Badie and a number of other senior leaders on charges of inciting violence outside the Republican Guards headquarters which left scores killed and wounded.
Those to be arrested include Muslim Brotherhood deputy leader Mahmoud Ezzat, Muslim Brotherhood senior figures Mohammad Beltagi and Mahmoud Hussein, preacher Safwat Hegazi, activist Abdel Rahman Ezz, Wassat Party deputy leader Essam Sultan and Jamaa Islamia leaders Assem Abdel Maged and Safwat Abdel Ghani.
The prosecution said in a statement, obtained by Anadolu Agency, said they are accused of taking part in and inciting the violence at Republican Guards compound.
At least 51 supporters of ousted president Mohammad Morsi were killed and hundreds wounded outside the Republican Guards headquarters in the early Monday morning.
The Muslim Brotherhood accuses security forces of opening fire at its supporters while performing the morning prayer.
But the army and the police insist that protesters attacked the vicinity of the Republican Guards headquarters and troops standing guard, killing two police officers and one army officer.
Interim President Adly Mansour has ordered the formation of a judicial committee to investigate the tragic events.
Several senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested since the military ousted Morsi last Wednesday and suspended the constitution.
