8 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death for killings

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8 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death for killings
Muslim Brotherhood members on trial.

Cairo - MENA says 83 others were sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, while 23 received lesser prison terms.

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Published: Tue 15 Sep 2015, 7:56 PM

Last updated: Sun 11 Oct 2015, 7:17 PM

Egypt's state-run news agency says a court has sentenced eight alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to death for the killing of two policemen and a guard, and setting fire to a police station and a courthouse in central Egypt.
MENA says 83 others were sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, while 23 received lesser prison terms.
The accusations stem from the violence that swept Egypt after the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. Authorities have waged a massive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood - now branded a terrorist organization - and other Islamists since then. Militants have meanwhile attacked security forces and Christian properties.
Egyptian courts have handed down a number of mass sentences since 2013. The latest ruling can be appealed.
 


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