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An Egyptian court has sentenced 26 people to death for founding a “terror group” with the aim of attacking ships using the Suez Canal.
Judges said the men were also accused of manufacturing missiles and explosives, local media report.
The defendants were tried in absentia, Reuters news agency says.
The sentencing comes a day after the new Prime Minister designate, Ibrahim Mahlab, vowed he would crush terrorism in all the corners of the country.
BBC