Egypt sentences three Jazeera journalists to 7 yrs

Updated: 2014-06-24 09:47

(Xinhua)

Egypt sentences three Jazeera journalists to 7 yrs

Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy (1st L) and Australian journalist Peter Greste (1st R) stand behind bars as they listen to the verdict at a court in Cairo, June 23, 2014. An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists, Australian Peter Greste, Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed, to seven years in jail over charges of aiding the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. [Photo/Xinhua]