Egyptian Court Jails 63 Brotherhood Supporters for 3 Years

An Egyptian court sentenced 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to three years in jail each on Thursday on charges including rioting, thuggery and weapons possession during protests late last year in Cairo, a judicial source said. It was one of the biggest mass sentencings of Brotherhood supporters since the army-backed authorities began cracking down on the movement after former President Mohamed Morsi was deposed by the military in July.      The judge set a bail of 5,000...

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