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Egypt Court Sentences 7 to Death Over Links to IS

by Associated Press

   CAIRO --

   An Egyptian court has sentenced seven people to death over links to the
   so-called Islamic State group in Libya.

   Saturday's ruling refers the case to the Grand Mufti, the country's top
   theological authority, to solicit his non-binding opinion on the
   sentences. The referral is a formality in cases of capital punishment.

   The court has set a Nov. 25 date for issuing the final verdict in the
   case, which involves 20 defendants.

   The verdict is subject to appeal.

   Charges include belonging to a militant group affiliated with IS branch
   in Libya, weapons possession, inciting violence and participating in
   the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian workers in Libya in 2015.