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Egyptian Court Adjourns Trial of Eight Suspected ISIS Cell Members
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Egyptian Court Adjourns Trial of Eight Suspected ISIS Cell Members
Cairo's Terrorism Circuit Court has postponed the trial of eight defendants accused of forming an ISIS-affiliated cell in the Nasr City district.
- The Second Circuit for Terrorism, sitting in Badr, adjourned the case to October 13 to hear witness testimony.
- The indictment charges the lead defendant with leading a group that adopted ISIS ideology, established in violation of Egyptian law, from 2019 until October 26, 2023.
- Charges against defendants two through seven include joining a terrorist group with knowledge of its objectives.
- The lead defendant and an eighth defendant are charged with terrorist financing by providing files to indoctrinate the group and venues for organizational meetings.
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