Egypt executes nine over public prosecutor's killing

Egyptian authorities executed nine men convicted over the 2015 killing of the country’s chief prosecutor on Wednesday amid a surge in the number of death sentences carried out this month, lawyers, activists and officials said.

Egypt Executions — Egypt executed nine suspected Muslim Brotherhood members convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination of Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat. Source: AP

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Published 21 February 2019 1:54pm

Updated 21 February 2019 2:00pm

Source: AFP

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The men were among a group of 28 who were sentenced to death in the case in 2017. Public prosecutor Hisham Barakat was killed in a car bomb attack on his convoy in the capital, Cairo.

Egypt blamed the Muslim Brotherhood and Gaza-based Hamas for the operation. Both groups denied having a role.

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