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Egyptian court sentences 296 to prison on terror charges
« on: June 12, 2019, 07:41:07 pm »
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Egyptian court sentences 296 to prison on terror charges
Associated Press

CAIRO – An Egyptian military court has sentenced 32 people to life in prison on terror charges including plotting to assassinate President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

The court in Cairo Wednesday said the defendants attempted the president's assassination twice, including when he was on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in 2014.

The court also sentenced 264 other defendants, to three to 15 years in prison, all on terror charges, including militant attacks in the Sinai. Two were acquitted, and one defendant died during the trail, while a minor was referred another court.

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