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  • Wednesday ,06 February 2019
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8 people sentenced to death penalty over assassination attempt of Egyptian president

Nader Shoukry

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Tuesday ,05 February 2019

8 people sentenced to death penalty over assassination attempt of Egyptian president

Egyptian military court sentenced 8 people to death penalty after they tried to assassin Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and former Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Nayef.

The defendants have committed more than 17 terrorist attacks in Egypt and planned to assassin the Egyptian and Saudi leaders during their visit to Mekkah.