Egypt's general prosecutor Wednesday bound over for trial 71 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi over August 2013 violence that killed 16 people. The trial is part of a relentless *****down targeting Morsi supporters since the army ousted him last July. More than 1,400 Morsi supporters have been killed in a police *****down, while at least 16,000 have been jailed, and about 200 sentenced to death in speedy mass trials. The fighting broke out on August 14, the day security forces moved to disband two Cairo Islamist sit-ins calling for Morsi's reinstatement, sparking clashes that left hundreds dead.
07-04-2014, 08:34 AM
Egypt refers 71 Morsi backers to trial over deadly violence
Egypt's general prosecutor Wednesday bound over for trial 71 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi over August 2013 violence that killed 16 people. The trial is part of a relentless *****down targeting Morsi supporters since the army ousted him last July. More than 1,400 Morsi supporters have been killed in a police *****down, while at least 16,000 have been jailed, and about 200 sentenced to death in speedy mass trials. The fighting broke out on August 14, the day security forces moved to disband two Cairo Islamist sit-ins calling for Morsi's reinstatement, sparking clashes that left hundreds dead.
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