Egypt orders activist Abdel Fattah back to jail: family

An Egyptian court ordered prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah back to jail today after he was previously freed on bail during a trial for taking part in an illegal protest, a relative said.

His sister Mona Seif told AFP Abdel Fattah had been taken into custody after a hearing into his case on charges of participating in a violent and illegal protest following the military's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.