According to news reports, an Egyptian court, on Tuesday, has sentenced 20 people to 10 years in prison for burning a church.

The convicts were also accused of illegal gathering, violence, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed weapons.

Investigations showed they broke into the church, threw Molotov cocktails inside and prevented people from putting out the fire.

The incident came after a government crackdown over two major sit-ins of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi in August 2013.
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