CAIRO -- Egypt's general prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for
seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor and
referred them to trial on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that has
sparked riots across the Muslim world.
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The prosecutor's office
says the seven men and one woman, all of whom are believed to be
outside of Egypt, are charged with harming national unity, insulting and
publicly attacking Islam and spreading false information. The office
says they could face the death penalty.
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A statement from the
prosecutor on Tuesday says Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, an Egyptian Copt
living in southern California and believed to be behind the film, is
among those charged.
So is Florida-based Pastor Terry Jones, who has said he was contacted by the filmmaker to promote the video.
Associated Press