Egypt Hangs 15 for Terrorism, Stoking Fears Among IslamistsNY Times, Dec 26, 2017, NOUR YOUSSEF
CAIRO — The Egyptian authorities hanged 15 men on Tuesday for an attack in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013, the start of an Islamic insurgency that the military-dominated government has been battling ever since.
The hangings, reported by state media, were the biggest mass execution in Egypt since six convicted jihadists were hanged in 2015.
A military court found the men guilty on terrorism charges last month for an attack on a military checkpoint in which one army officer and eight soldiers were killed.
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