Three dead, 265 arrested, as Muslim Brotherhood protesters clash with police The latest clashes follow the decision by the army-backed cabinet to declare the Brotherhood a terrorist organisation on Wednesday, with sentences of five years for membership or taking part in its demonstrations up to life terms or even death sentences for the leaders. The authorities have yet to make clear how they intend to implement the ban, given that the group has several hundred thousand members and most of its leadership is already in jail awaiting trial on a variety of charges, many deriving from its year in government. A Morsi supporter throws tear gas towards Egyptian security forces in Cairo (AP) Mr Kerry telephoned Nabil Fahmy, the Egyptian foreign minister, on Thursday, his spokeswoman said in Washington. Mr Kerry condemned a car bomb attack on a police headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura on Tuesday which killed 16 people but also "expressed concern" about the Brotherhood's terrorist designation and recent detentions and arrests, the spokeswoman said. He said that Egypt's stability depended on "an inclusive political process" that respected human rights. In the face of the Brotherhood's refusal to call off protests or give up its public demands for Mr Morsi to be returned to office the authorities have hardened their position, which was initially that the Islamists would be allowed to stand in next year's planned elections. Now the army seems intent on crushing the movement, formally banned for much of its 85-year existence, once and for all. The "anti-coup" protests have continued, however, with renewed clashes on and near Cairo's university campuses for several weeks.