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Viewing cable 07CAIRO2600, CONVICTIONS IN 2005 KHAN AL KHALILI BOMBING CASE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07CAIRO2600 2007-08-22 07:51 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Cairo 
VZCZCXRO6657
RR RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHKUK RUEHROV
DE RUEHEG #2600 2340751
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 220751Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6615
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
 
UNCLAS CAIRO 002600 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ELA, CA/OCS AND S/CT FOR WORMAN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PTER CASC EG
SUBJECT: CONVICTIONS IN 2005 KHAN AL KHALILI BOMBING CASE 
 
REF: A. 2005 CAIRO 2743 
 
     B. 2005 CAIRO 2744 
     C. 2005 CAIRO 2799 
 
(U) On August 20, Egypt's Supreme State Security Court 
sentenced nine Egyptians for their alleged role in the April 
7, 2005 suicide bombing in Cairo's Khan Al Khalili tourist 
bazaar, in which one American citizen and two French 
nationals were killed, and several others wounded, including 
three Americans (reftels).  The court sentenced four of the 
defendants to life in prison, and jailed five for periods of 
between 1-10 years.  Four other defendants were acquitted and 
released.  The court delayed sentencing another (who recently 
underwent heart surgery, and is still in the hospital) until 
November 20.  The defendants were charged with belonging to 
an illegal group, using force and violence to disturb public 
order and threaten the security of the state, and the 
possession of weapons intended for use in terrorist 
operations. 
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