Egyptian court sentences 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death

Eight of the 24 accused were tried in absentia in separate cases involving the killing of police officers.

An Egyptian court has sentenced 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for the killing of police officers in two separate cases, a judicial source said. The state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper said the Damanhour Criminal Court ordered the death penalty on Thursday for 16 defendants affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, including Mohamed Sweidan, a regional leader of the organisation, for their involvement in the bombing of a police bus in Rashid city in Beheira governorate in 2015. The report added that the blast killed three police officers and wounded 39 others.