3 Britons Among 26 Charged in Coup Plot
From Times Wire Reports
Three Britons and 23 Egyptians were charged with trying to overthrow the Egyptian government to establish a new Islamic order, court sources said.
They also face charges of spreading propaganda.
The accused, suspected members of the Islamic Tahrir party, would stand trial in a state security court under Egypt’s emergency laws, the sources said.
If found guilty, they face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison with hard labor.
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