The Egyptian Interior Ministry said Sunday that it had arrested 118 Muslim Brotherhood members on suspicion of involvement in attacks on police facilities and incitement to violence over the past two days.

The Egyptian Interior Ministry said Sunday that it had arrested 118 Muslim Brotherhood members on suspicion of involvement in attacks on police facilities and incitement to violence over the past two days.

In a statement, the ministry accused the arrestees of attacking police facilities in the seven cities nationwide.

It added that the suspects had been referred to the prosecution.

Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood leaders and members are in custody on charges of incitement to violence.

Many of them have since been slapped with death or life sentences, including Supreme Guide Mohammad Badie.