Egypt Hands Life Sentence to Muslim Brotherhood Leader

Mahmoud Ezzat, acting head of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has been found guilty of "terror" charges and sentenced to life in prison, Egyptian state media reported on Thursday.

A judicial source cited by Reuters news agency said the senior leader of the Islamist group was found guilty of inciting violence and the supply of weapons during clashes outside the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters in 2013.

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