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Egypt court sentences 529 to death

Update : 24 Mar 2014, 08:22 AM

A Egypt court has sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to death.

They were convicted of charges including murder.

The court in Minya, south of the capital, Cairo, passed the order on Monday.

The defendants' lawyers complained that they had no chance to present their case as the verdict was pronounced after only two sessions, the Associated Press news agency reports.

The convicts are are part of a larger trial involving more than 1,200 Morsi supporters.

Egyptian authorities have cracked down harshly on Islamists since Mr Morsi was removed in July.

Thousands have been arrested and hundreds killed during protests in Egypt.

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