Egyptian Court Jails 23 Pro-Morsi Supporters

An Egyptian court has sentenced 23 people it said were members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood movement to 3-1/2 years each in prison, judicial sources said Sunday. The accused were jailed in connection with protests in November against the trial of preisdent Mohamed Morsi who was toppled by the army last July. They were found guilty of charges including attacking security forces and "thuggery", among other charges. The first sentence handed to a leader of the...

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