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Egyptian court sentences 529 Muslim Brotherhood members to death - lawyer
Monday 24-03-2014 10:14 AM
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood speak behind a door with shattered glass at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters, which was attacked two days ago, in Cairo in this December 8, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Files
CAIRO, March 24 (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges including murder, a defence lawyer said, in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement.
"The court has decided to sentence to death 529 defendants and 16 were acquitted," lawyer Ahmed al-Sharif told Reuters. The ruling can be appealed. (Reporting by Asma al-Sharif; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
