The public prosecutor in Cairo on Wednesday , 20 journalists accuse Al -Jazeera because it describes Egypt as a civil war -torn country , a day after a network inspired by al -Qaeda claimed responsibility for the murder of a police general .
Ansar Beit al - Magdis inspired group Al - Qaeda , came from the Sinai peninsula claimed General Mohamed Saeed shot dead outside his home in Cairo on Tuesday and threatened to carry out more attacks .
Murder a day after Egyptian supreme commander , Abdel Fattah al - Sisi is again running for president , and expected to win the election smoothly .
Side ( 59 ) said the nomination would follow the election to be conducted in mid-April , when " popular demand " .
" Vengeance has arrived " said Ansar Beit al - Maqdis , aimed at Sides and Interior Minister Ibrahim Mohames .
Twenty journalists of Al - Jazeera , including the award-winning journalism Australia's Peter Greste , two Britons and a Dutch citizen called to trial on Wednesday .
The authorities felt frustrated by media coverage of the network 's headquarters in Qatar about their opposition to the Islamists and accuse Al Jazeera has a relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood .
Foreign journalists were accused of airing " false news to inform the outside world that the country is witnessing a civil war , " also several other charges .
The remaining 16 people , all Egyptians accused of being members of a terrorist group .
As quoted by AFP , the Al - Jazeera says " This allegation is ridiculous and not based on reality . "
Spokesman of the U.S. State Departemenn Jen Psaki also criticized the judiciary . | Ant / MJF
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