#Egypt confirms death sentences for Brotherhood leader, 182 others
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An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences for 183 Islamists, including #Muslim_Brotherhood chief Mohammed Badie, a prosecutor said, after a speedy mass trial that sparked an international outcry. The court in the central city of Minya had initially sentenced 683 people to death, but on Saturday it commuted death sentences of four to life in prison, including two women, and acquitted 496 other defendants. read more