Three Islamists executed in Egypt

Originally published February 20, 1998

Egyptian security sources said Mustafa Mahmoud Issa al-Numeiri; Ramadan al-Sayyed' and Adel Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman were executed after being found guilty by the State supreme court of terrorism and crimes in Egypt for killing Lt. Gen. Muhammad Abdul Latif al-Sheyami and seven Egyptian policemen in 1993.

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