Background here. Related post here.
UPDATE: Man sentenced to death in Egypt over Copt killings (BBC).
Mohamed Ahmed Hussein was found guilty of shooting the group outside a midnight Mass for Coptic Christmas in Naga Hamady, southern Egypt.
The attack was thought to be revenge for the alleged rape of a 12-year-old Muslim girl by a Christian man.
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Two other men are also on trial for the shooting. The court said the verdict against them would be announced next month. All three pleaded not guilty.
