July 22 (UPI) -- An Egyptian court upheld the death sentences of 28 people accused of plotting the assassination of Hisham Barakat, the nation's top prosecutor, in 2015.
In June, a criminal court convicted 67 people charged in connection with the plot and recommended 31 of them be sentenced to death. The sentences were passed up to the nation's top cleric for review. That official upheld the capital sentences for 28 of the 31 individuals.