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Source: https://jcpa.org/egypt-captures-muslim-brotherhood-commander-in-cairo/
Egypt Captures Muslim Brotherhood Commander in Cairo
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - On August 28, after a seven-year manhunt, Egyptian security officials arrested Mahmoud Ezzat, the current head of the Muslim Brotherhood and commander of the military wing responsible for a series of terrorist attacks in Egypt. Ezzat was accused of assassinating Attorney General Hisham Barakat in 2015, and was charged with the deaths of Brig.-Gen. Wael Tahoun and Maj.-Gen. Adel Rajai.