( CNN ) -- Egyptian security forces arrested a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader on suspicion of inciting violence after last month 's ouster of then-President Mohamed Morsy , state-run media reported Thursday . Mohamed El-Beltagi was arrested in Giza province , state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported . The Egyptian military and other security forces have arrested a number of Muslim Brotherhood leaders since the ouster of Morsy , who belonged to the brotherhood 's Freedom and Justice Party . In many cases , those arrested have been accused of inciting violence . What is the Muslim Brotherhood ? Egypt has been in turmoil since the military ousted Morsy in early July . The military and Morsy opponents have battled Muslim Brotherhood members and other Morsy supporters . This month , hundreds of people -- citizens as well as members of security forces -- were killed . Many of the deaths occurred when the military used force to clear two pro-Morsy sit-in sites in Cairo , and when violence raged after pro-Morsy supporters staged demonstrations two days later . El-Beltagi 's 17-year-old daughter , Asmaa , died in violence related to the sit-in crackdowns , Al-Ahram reported . Opinion : Why the Muslim Brotherhood ca n't back down .
Mohamed El - Beltagi arrested on suspicion of inciting violence , Egyptian media report . El - Beltagi among many Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested since president 's ouster . El - Belt 's daughter was killed during the sit - in earlier this year .