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Anger over slain Muslim mother
Man who stabbed pregnant Egyptian woman to death in courtroom sentenced to life in jail.
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2009 16:58 GMT

A man who stabbed Marwa al-Sherbini, a pregnant Egyptian woman, to death in a German courtroom in front of her husband and three-year old son has been  sentenced to life in jail.

The case of Alex Wiens, 28, who has admitted holding anti-Islamic and xenophobic views, shocked Germany and incensed the Muslim world, sparking protests from Egypt to Iran.

Nadim Baba reports from Dresden.

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Al Jazeera
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