Sixteen alleged members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested in several districts in Giza on charges of vandalism and inciting in violence, Egypt's interior ministry said on Sunday.
A statement by the ministry said some of the accused were involved in planning protests and storming police facilities. According to the police, the suspects all confessed to being members of the Brotherhood, which is outlawed in Egypt.
The suspects are being questioned by prosecutors, the statement said.
Since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, Egypt's police has sustained a crackdown on the Brotherhood, arresting thousands of its supporters and killing hundreds while dispersing protests.
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