Egypt refers 187 Muslim Brotherhood members to military court

‘An Egyptian prosecutor has referred nearly 190 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to a military court over charges of storming a police station nearly two years ago.

Abdelraheem Malik, a prosecutor from the southern province of Minya, said the 187 defendants will be tried on charges of killing police officers, attempted murder, torching public property, possessing weapons, and joining the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement.

The defendants are accused of killing police officers while storming the Maghagha police station in Minya in August 2013.’

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