An Egyptian military court on Thursday (October 11th) sentenced 17 people to death over a series of suicide bombings of churches claimed by the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) that left dozens dead, AFP reported.
Another 19 people were handed life prison terms and 10 were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years, judicial and security officials said.
Seventy-four people were killed in the attacks in 2016 and 2017 in Cairo, Alexandria and the Nile Delta city of Tanta targeting Coptic Christians, who make up about 10% of Egypt's population.
Christian sites of worship across Egypt have been repeatedly targeted in attacks claimed by ISIS, prompting the authorities to impose a state of emergency.
