Egypt Sentences Killer of 6 Christians and Muslim Guard To Death

According to Canadian Press, an Egyptian court in the city of Qena yesterday convicted Mohammed Ahmed Hassanein of killing six Christians and a Muslim guard last year outside a church in the town of Nag Hamadi. (See prior posting.) Hassanein was sentenced to death on murder and terror related charges. Two accomplices will be sentenced next month.  The sentence comes amid tension from the more recent attack on a Coptic church in Alexandria on New Years eve. (See prior posting.)