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3 Americans and 34 others sentenced to death for coup attempt in Congo

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A military court in Congo gave death sentences Friday to three Americans after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Congo sentences 3 Americans to death over alleged coup plot – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Six foreign nationals in total were among those sentenced to death over an alleged coup plot back in May.

  3. Al Jazeera

    DR Congo military court sentences 37 to death in coup trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The defendants – who also included a Briton, Belgian and Canadian – have five days to appeal the verdict.

  4. CNN

    Three Americans and 34 others sentenced to death in Congo over coup attempt (opens CNN)

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    Defendants, including a Briton, Belgian, Canadian and several Congolese, can appeal the verdict on charges that included terrorism, murder and criminal association.

  5. Newsweek

    3 Americans and 34 others sentenced to death in Congo on coup charges (opens Newsweek)

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    A total of 37 people were sentenced to death in Congo on Thursday after being convicted of an attempted coup in May.

  6. Local News 8

    How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing a death penalty (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt. The court handed down death sentences to 37 defendants. The charges included terrorism, murder and illegal possession of weapons.

  7. CBS News

    3 Americans among dozens sentenced to death in Congo coup attempt (opens CBS News)

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    A military court in Congo has convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death.

  8. The Hill

    How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty (opens The Hill)

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    KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo, one of Africa’s largest countries, has convicted three Americans and dozens of others of taking part in a coup attempt and imposed “the harshest penalty, that of death.

  9. NBC Chicago

    3 Americans and 34 others sentenced to death for coup attempt in Congo (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A military court in Congo gave death sentences Friday to three Americans after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.

  10. Salon

    3 Americans sentenced to death for attempting coup in DRC (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    3 Americans sentenced to death for attempting coup in Democratic Republic of Congo

  11. New York Post

    Americans among 37 people sentenced to death for Congo coup attempt (opens New York Post)

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    The U.S. State Department acknowledged Friday Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, and Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson Jr., both 21, were tried in a military court and condemned to death.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Congo court sentences three Americans, 34 others to death (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The trial, which began in early June, focused on an alleged coup attempt on May 19, when armed men stormed government buildings

  13. Fox News

    3 Americans in Congo sentenced to death after coup attempt (opens Fox News)

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    Three Americans have been sentenced to death in Congo, along with other foreigners, after being convicted for participating in a failed coup attempt in May.

  14. Washington Times

    Congo court sentences 3 Americans, 34 others to death on coup charges (opens Washington Times)

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    A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.

  15. NPR

    3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC (opens NPR)

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    A military court in the DRC sentenced US citizens and dozens of others for their role in a failed coup attempt in May.

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