Egypt court jails 63 Brotherhood supporters for three years

[January 09, 2014]  CAIRO (Reuters) — An Egyptian court sentenced 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to three years in jail each on Thursday on charges including rioting, thuggery and weapons possession during protests late last year in Cairo, a judicial source said.

It was the biggest number of Brotherhood supporters sentenced in one case since the army-backed authorities began cracking down on the movement after former President Mohamed Mursi was deposed in July.

(Writing by Tom Perry; editing by Angus MacSwan)

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