Cairo – The Egyptian Interior Ministry has foiled a plot by seven Muslim Brotherhood members to foment sedition on the Egyptian street following the government's decision to increase fuel prices. In a statement, the ministry accused the Brotherhood group of exploiting Egypt's current economic situation to drive a wedge among Egyptians. Seven MB members were scheduled to hold a meeting on Friday, June 30, in the Demiana village in Daqahliya to prepare a plan on inflaming public opinion following the recent fuel price hike, but they were arrested after obtaining the public prosecution's permission, the statement read. All legal procedures were taken and the public prosecution was notified to launch a probe. Egypt's Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla told Reuters on Thursday that the price of 92-octane gasoline had been put up by more than 40 percent to 5 Egyptian pounds ($0.2767) from 3.5 pounds per litre. Diesel and 80-octane - the most commonly used fuel categories - rose more than 50 percent to 3.65 pounds per litre from 2.35 pounds. The government also increased the price of cooking gas cylinders - used mostly by poorer Egyptians - by 100 percent to 30 pounds ($1.66) from 15 pounds per cylinder. Molla said the total subsidies for petroleum products in 2017-2018 would fall to 110 billion Egyptian pounds ($6.09 billion) from 145 billion pounds ($8.02 billion).