4 Libyans Indicted in Egypt for Death Plot
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CAIRO — Egypt indicted four Libyans on Saturday on charges of plotting to kill Libyan exiles in Egypt, with the public prosecutor demanding the death penalty.
The men, who will appear before a high security court in Alexandria, were arrested last month after what the prosecution said was a foiled bid to assassinate Libyan exiles in Egypt, including former Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Bakoush.
Public prosecutor Abdel-Mawjouid Barbari has also issued warrants for the arrest of three alleged accomplices to be tried in absentia.
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