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June 30, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/egypts-top-prosecutor-dies-after-convoy-is-attacked-1435584617

Egypt's Top Prosecutor Assassinated

(Wall Street Journal) Dahlia Kholaif - Egypt's top prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, was assassinated by a bomb that exploded near his motorcade on Monday in Cairo. The government blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for the attack. Barakat oversaw a number of high-profile cases against officials of the Muslim Brotherhood including deposed President Mohammed Morsi.

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