Egypt court jails 56 over migrant boat shipwreck

RASHID An Egyptian court sentenced 56 people to prison terms of up to 14 years on Sunday over the capsizing of a boat that killed over 200 people, one of the deadliest disasters in the dangerous Mediterranean crossings of migrants to Europe. The boat capsized off the Egyptian coast on Sept 21. Rescue workers and fishermen rescued at least 169 people.