Egypt Court Sentences Eight to Death for El-Sisi Assassination Plot
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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An Egyptian criminal court on Monday issued preliminary death sentences to eight individuals for allegedly planning to assassinate President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.
The sentences were referred to the country’s Grand Mufti, the government’s top religious figure, for ratification, the court said in a statement. It set March 6 as the date for the final verdict in the case that includes a total of 292 accused.