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German on trial for Muslim murder

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The trial of a man accused of stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman to death inside a German courtroom has begun in the city of Dresden.

The defendant, 29-year-old Alex W, had earlier been fined for calling Marwa Sherbini "a terrorist" and "Islamist".

He is alleged to have smuggled a kitchen knife into an appeal hearing where Ms Sherbini was killed.

Alex W's full name has not been released because of fear of vigilantes.

Marwa Sherbini's husband and brother were in court to watch the proceedings - they wore badges bearing her picture.

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