Egypt sentences 20 Islamist students for rioting

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24-05-2014 | 09:07
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Egypt sentences 20 Islamist students for rioting
An Egyptian official says a Cairo court has convicted 20 students from an Islamist university for rioting during a protest last year in support of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, also an Islamist.
     
The official says 19 of the students  all from Cairo's Al-Azhar University  were sentenced to five years in prison each. Another defendant got three years.
     
The official says the 19 were also fined $2,860 each for property damages. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to media.
     
Al-Azhar students have been rallying almost daily to denounce the military's ouster of Morsi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood group, and the current military-backed authorities in Egypt.
 
Several students have been killed during the protests, which often descend into clashes with security forces.


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