Egyptian Court Convicts Three Al Jazeera Journalists
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Prosecutors had accused the journalists of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood to broadcast false reports of civil strife in order to bring down the government.
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Prosecutors had accused the journalists of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood to broadcast false reports of civil strife in order to bring down the government.
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