Egypt hangs 5 for murder, theft
Authorities in Egypt have hanged five people convicted of
murder and theft, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
They were executed in a prison in the southern province of
Assyut after the appeals process had been exhausted, a ministry statement said, reports AFP.
No more details were supplied about the individual cases.
Dozens of Islamists have been sentenced to death over
political violence since the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in
2013, but only one has been executed, in March.
A court sentenced him to death after he was caught on camera
taking part in an attack on rival protesters who were thrown off a water tower.
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