The trial of 64 leaders and members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Gama’a al-Islamiya wanted in connection with inciting violence and attacks on churches began in Suez. At least two bombs were set off in the Sinai by Islamist militants. Authorities continued to arrest members of the Muslim Brotherhood leadership. Leaders from Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya and Islamic Jihad offered to mediate talks between the government and Muslim Brotherhood.
