(CNN)An Egyptian court has sentenced the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and 14 more members of the group to death for inciting violence, state-run Nile TV reported Saturday.
The criminal court sentenced the 15 defendants to death by hanging and 34 other defendants to life in prison for charges of plotting terrorist attacks against state facilities, Nile TV reported on its website.
They were all supporters of former President Mohamed Morsy, the country's first democratically elected President, who was overthrown in a military coup in 2013 that bitterly split Egyptians.
During the unrest, violence took the lives of hundreds of people on both sides. Pro-Morsy supporters attacked police stations, and security forces opened fired on demonstrators.
Badie was sentenced to death before in April 2014 on a conviction in the deadly attack on a police station. He has also been sentenced to life in prison for incitement of violence during 2013's unrest.
After the coup, the new government outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood. Morsy was arrested and also faces trial.
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