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Morsi supporters get lengthy jail sentences over unrest
Source: BBC
3 September 2013 Last updated at 22:14 GMT
Morsi supporters get lengthy jail sentences over unrest
A military court in Egypt has given supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi lengthy prison sentences after convicting them of attacking the army.
One person was jailed for life, three people to 15 years and 45 others to five years, a military statement said.
The defendants were accused of opening fire at soldiers during riots in the port city of Suez last month.
The riots followed a deadly crackdown by security forces on two pro-Morsi protest camps in the capital, Cairo.
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Morsi supporters get lengthy jail sentences over unrest
A military court in Egypt has given supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi lengthy prison sentences after convicting them of attacking the army.
One person was jailed for life, three people to 15 years and 45 others to five years, a military statement said.
The defendants were accused of opening fire at soldiers during riots in the port city of Suez last month.
The riots followed a deadly crackdown by security forces on two pro-Morsi protest camps in the capital, Cairo.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23949657