CAIRO: Egypt’s deposed president Muhammad Mursi and 132 others, including members of Hamas, will stand trial for a prison break and the murder of officers during the 2011 uprising, the prosecution said on Saturday.

Almost 70 of the defendants are members of Hamas and Hezbollah, the Palestinian and Lebanese militant groups, who will be tried in absentia.

It will be the third trial announced for Mursi on separate charges, amid a crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood movement following his overthrow in July.

Prosecutors claim that Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah and jihadist militants attacked prisons and police stations during the first few days of the revolt against dictator Hosni Mubarak, killing policemen and helping thousands of inmates escape.

Several Hamas and Hezbollah members were in jail and escaped during the unrest.

At least two of the Hamas inmates, including militant leader Ayman Nofal, have been indicted, the prosecution sources said.

A Hezbollah commander named Mohamed Mansur, convicted in 2010 of plotting attacks in the country and who escaped, was also charged.