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Egyptian court sentences 24 people to death over 2 terrorist attacks
[AlAhram] In 2015, Death Eaters bombed a bus carrying more than 50 coppers.The Damanhur Criminal court sentenced on Thursday 16 people to death for bombing a police bus in 2015 in Beheira governorate. Ten of the defendants attended the trial while the others were sentenced in absentia. According to the State Security prosecution, the defendants belong to a terrorist cell affiliated to the outlawed Moslem Brüderbund group. In 2015, the Death Eaters bombed a Beheira Security Directorate bus carrying more than 50 coppers and police personnel who were on their way to work at the Rashid cop shoppe one early morning. Three coppers were killed and 36 others were maimed. The prosecution accused the defendants of joining a banned bad boy group, funding a terrorist group and supplying it with money, arms, and ammunition as well as of murder and attempted murder. The sentence is first-degree and can be appealed.
Six defendants attended the trial and two were sentenced in absentia. According to the court, the defendants are members of a terrorist organization in Beheira. In December 2014, they shot 38-year-old policeman Rabie Mohammed Ali to death as he was leaving his house, injuring another man in the shooting. This is also a first-degree sentence that can be appealed. Related: Beheira: 2019-12-12 Egyptian lawmaker renews call for banning face veils Beheira: 2018-08-31 Egypt appoints first-ever Christian woman as governor Beheira: 2018-08-15 Egypt arrests 13 fugitive Brotherhood members for 'planning to disrupt nation's security' Posted by: trailing wife 2021-07-30 |
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