36 Muslim Brotherhood supporters have reportedly been killed in an attempted jail break London – Arab Today Thirty-six Islamist prisoners were killed in Egypt on Sunday after attempting to escape from a prison convoy. The Muslim Brotherhood supporters were being transferred to Abu Zaabal prison near Cairo, in a convoy of around 600 detainees.
According to state-owned MENA news agency, the van transporting the men was attacked by armed gunmen.  The prisoners took a police officer hostage in an attempt to escape but were killed after shooting broke out.
According to a source, police fired into the van, killing those inside.
The Anti-Coup Alliance, a group behind recent demonstrations on Cairo, said in a statement that it had \"obtained evidence of the assassination of at least 38 anti-coup detainees in a truck transferring them to Abu Zaabal prison\".
It said, \"They were reportedly assassinated in their truck with live ammunition and tear gas fired from windows.\"