CAIRO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian court placed 187 loyalists of the currently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group on terrorist list for five years on Tuesday, official MENA news agency reported.
The blacklist was made by Cairo Criminal Court, including cleric Wagdy Ghoneim, TV hosts Moataz Matar, and Mohamed Nasser who fled Egypt to Qatar and Turkey following the military removal of Brotherhood-oriented president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
The court also ordered to put the Brotherhood and its affiliate "Hasm Vanguards" militant group on the list of terrorist entities.
The Egyptian prosecution explained that the blacklisted figures and entities are involved in plans for toppling the regime through anti-state campaigns, blasts and assassinations as well as attacks against policemen, soldiers and vital institutions inside the country.
Morsi was removed by the army in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule. Later security crackdown on his supporters left hundreds dead and thousands arrested.
Since Morsi's ouster and detention, Egypt has faced a wave of terror activities that left hundreds of policemen, soldiers and civilians dead.
A Sinai-based group affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) regional terrorist group claimed responsibility for most of the terror attacks in Egypt.
Meanwhile, the Egyptian military and police killed hundreds of militants and arrested thousands of suspects as part of the country's anti-terror war declared by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, following Morsi's removal.
