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Egypt: man sentenced to death for drive-by shooting of Christians
January 17, 2011
An Egyptian man, Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, has been sentenced to death for killing seven people, including six Coptic Christians, in a January 2010 drive-by shooting outside a church in southern Egypt. Local Coptic Orthodox Bishop Anba Kirolos expressed satisfaction at the ruling.
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Further information:
- Man sentenced to death in Egypt over Copt killings (BBC)
- Egypt: 6 Christians killed in drive-by shooting at church (CWN, 1/7/10)
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