Egypt executes militant Ashmawy after being convicted over attacks - sources

Egypt on Monday executed Hisham al-Ashmawy, described as the country's most dangerous Islamist militant, after he was convicted by a military court of orchestrating several attacks, three security sources said.

Ashmawy, a former Egyptian special forces officer, was transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya last year and has been long sought by Cairo on charges of being behind the high-profile attacks on security forces.