Egypt sentences 26 to death over Suez plot
A ship passes through the Suez Canal near Port Said, 170 km (106 miles) northeast of Cairo, March 10, 2013.An Egyptian court has sentenced 26 people to death for allegedly plotting to attack ships passing through the Suez Canal.
The court issued the sentence Wednesday after trying the defendants in absentia.
Prosecutors said the suspects formed a terrorist group to carry out the attacks.
The canal in northeastern Egypt connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
Source: Agencies
The Times of Earth ( TOE) founded in 1999, is a multilingual newspaper that is printed and circulated in many countries including some parts of the United States and Canada. It is considered as the largest trusted & respected international multimedia news/financial information source of the world.