Egypt sentences 188 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

A Court in Egypt has sentenced to death 188 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood over a 2013 attack on a police station near Cairo.

The attack took place on the same day as Egyptian security forces broke up protest camps set up by Brotherhood supporters, leaving hundreds dead.

The latest sentences are subject to the approval of Egypt's top religious authority, the Grand Mufti.

A final verdict is due on January 24, after which the defendants may appeal.

More than 140 of the 188 accused persons are already in custody, while the rest have been sentenced in absentia.

News 24