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Urgent: Egypt sentences 6 to death over leaking "classified documents" to Qatar

Xinhua, May 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six persons to death over espionage and leaking "classified documents" to Qatar, State-run Nile TV reported.

Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was also charged in the same case, but the court decided to delay his verdict till June 18. Endit