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Egypt court sentences 24 to die over land clash
From Reuters:
An Egyptian court sentenced 24 people to death on Monday on murder charges for taking part in a gunfight last year in a dispute over agricultural land in the Nile Delta in which 11 people were killed, court sources said.
The gun battle erupted last March in the northern province of Beheira between two groups of private security men — employed by two rival associations that both claimed title to the land — when one side tried to take the land by force from the other.
As many as 27 people were hurt in the clashes over the 500 acre (200 hectare) plot.
Land disputes are not uncommon in Egypt, where arable land is limited to a thin sliver along the Nile and the river delta in the north. Many absentee landlords hire armed guards to drive out or prevent squatters from settling on the land.
Mohandessin Killer Cop trial adjourned till April
From the Daily News Egypt:
The Giza Criminal Court adjourned the case of police officer Adel Al-Shahed, 23, for the murder of Tamer Mashour, 31, in Mohandiseen on Nov. 21 to April 26 where the Prosecutor and defense will make their closing statements before the verdict.