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Egypt court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

Egypt court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

CNN - By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Sarah Sirgany, CNN

An Egyptian court has sentenced the leader of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood and hundreds of supporters to death, state television said Monday. Intensifying a crackdown on the Islamist movement ahead of elections next month, the same court also handed down a final capital punishment ruling for 37 …

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