ASSUIT, Oct 16 (Aswat Masriya) - An Egyptian court sentenced 24 defendants to life in prison in relation to violence that erupted in Upper Egypt's Assuit following the dispersal of two pro-Brotherhood protest camps in August 2013. 

The court dropped the life sentence of two other defendants who died during the trial period. 

The court acquitted other 141 defendants who were accused of vandalism and joining a banned group [The Muslim Brotherhood].

Violence broke out in several governorates in July 2013 following the military's ouster of President Mohamed Mursi of the Brotherhood after mass demonstrations against his rule. Nearly 1500 people, mostly supporters of the Brotherhood, including hundreds of security men and citizens, have died in the violence.

Many supporters of the Brotherhood have received a death sentence and long prison sentences. Thousands are being tried pending investigations.