Former Egyptian Prime Minister arrested

This file photo shows Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in 2012. State media: Qandil was arrested at an apartment and will serve one year in prisonHe was a water minister until then-President Morsy picked him to be PM Since Morsy's ouster, military and police have cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood

(CNN) -- Egyptian police arrested former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in an apartment in Giza governorate, according to state-run news agency EGYNews.

Qandil had been sentenced by a court to one year in prison for contempt. It said he failed to carry out a ruling to nationalize a private company while he served under now-deposed President Mohamed Morsy.

Qandil was a little-known water minister who became the nation's youngest prime minister when Morsy picked him for the position in July 2012.

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Morsy is in custody, facing charges of incitement to murder in connection with protests against his rule last December. He has refused to recognize the court.

The interim Egyptian government has cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood, and in September a court ruled the group's activities are illegal.

The military and police have detained large numbers of Brotherhood officials and supporters since the Morsy's ouster.

Several hundred people have died in clashes between pro-Morsy demonstrators and security forces since the military removed him.

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Half-brother of golfer Tiger Woods arrested over bomb threat

PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. golfer Tiger Woods' half-brother was arrested for making a bomb threat to the Arizona state government building where he works, in what he described as a joke, Phoenix police said on Friday.

Earl Dennison Woods Jr, 58, threatened to blow up an Arizona Department of Economic Security building in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, said police spokesman Sergeant Trent Crump.

Woods was jailed on suspicion of one count of misdemeanour use of an electronic communication device to terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass, Crump said.

"The call came from a cell phone and the caller stated that he had a bomb and he was going to blow up the building," Crump said.

Woods was released from jail late on Thursday, a Maricopa County sheriff's official said. Terms of his release were not immediately available and he could not be reached for comment.

A spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Woods had not been formally charged with a crime.

"The department can confirm Mr Woods is a DES employee," said Tasya Peterson, a spokeswoman for the agency. "He was involved in an incident that occurred yesterday at one of our offices. The department is reviewing this matter and is unable to release more information at this time."

Police said they were alerted to the bomb threat by building security after the office's front desk received the call. About 100 workers were evacuated as a precaution and the building was searched.

Crump said Woods came forward to management during the search and "admitted that he was the one who called in the threat and that it was done as a joke."

Woods also told police the threat was a joke and later said the same thing to a local television station upon his release.

It was not immediately clear if he has a lawyer.

A state economic security spokeswoman had no immediate comment.

(Reporting by David Schwartz; Editing by Alex Dobuzinskis and Leslie Gevirtz)

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Two men arrested for Hitler gas chamber tweets after football game

Police in london have arrested two men because of tweets they sent following a football game in the city on 6 October.

The offending tweets made reference to Hitler and gas chambers and were described as being of an anti-Semitic nature.

They were sent after West Ham United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on 6 October at White Hart Lane.

Both men, aged 24 and 22, were arrested that their homes in the city yesterday and are being questioned on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.

A third man, aged 48, was detained earlier this month as part of the same investigation.

All suspects have been bailed to a date in late January.

In a separate investigation that also dealt with anti-Semitic tweets relating to the same match, a 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead was arrested and cautioned on 28 November for malicious communications.

Before the game, West Ham’s chairman had sent a letter to fans advising them that a zero-tolerance approach would be taken against any discriminatory behaviour.

Spurs fans have been known to use the word ‘Yid’ which is seen as derogatory towards Jewish people. However, they see it as solidarity with Jewish supporters who are often targeted by travelling fans.

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Three men arrested for anti-Semitic tweets after Premier League match

LONDON (Reuters) - Three men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic comments on Twitter following Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League match against West Ham United in October, police said on Friday.

Two men, aged 22 and 24, were arrested on Thursday in London and in Wiltshire, while a 48-year-old man was arrested at his home in Canning Town in London last week on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.

The investigation following the match on October 6 was triggered by complaints about tweets that referred to Hitler and the gas chambers.

Traditionally Spurs has had a large Jewish following and its supporters have been the target of abuse from opposition fans.

Supporters of the club often chant "Yid Army" and "Yiddo" at matches, using a term deemed offensive by some in the Jewish community, but fan groups say the term is used as a badge of honour rather than a derogatory remark.

However, the governing Football Association and police have warned that using the word "Yid" could lead to prosecution and a ban on attending matches.

All three men have been bailed until January while the police make further enquiries.

In a separate investigation also dealing with anti-Semitic tweets relating to the same match, a 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead north of London was arrested and cautioned on November 28 for malicious communications, police said.

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