The Giza Criminal Court’s terrorism circuit handed down death sentences to 11 defendants yesterday from a 2014 terror case, Ahram Online reports. The charges include “joining an illegal group, attacking personal freedoms, manufacturing explosive materials, and attempted murder of two police officers, as well as destroying a police vehicle.” Four of the 11 were convicted in absentia, while 14 others were sentenced to 25 years in prison. One juvenile defendant was given a 10-year sentence.

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