Egyptian teen sentenced to 15 years for making bombs

Published May 3rd, 2015 - 11:30 GMT
The 16-year-old was charged with blowing up a police car and manufacturing bombs. (AFP/File)
The 16-year-old was charged with blowing up a police car and manufacturing bombs. (AFP/File)

A juvenile criminal court in Cairo on Saturday sentenced a 16-year-old boy to 15 years in prison for making bombs.

Prosecutors accused Nour El-Din Saleh, who was arrested at his home in Cairo in October last year, of blowing up a police vehicle, manufacturing bombs and detonating them from a distance.

In a separate case also on Saturday, the same court sentenced another 15-year-old boy to three years in prison for joining a banned group and manufacturing bombs.

Both verdicts can be appealed.

Egypt has witnessed frequent militant attacks, including bomb attacks, since the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

 

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