Egypt started mass executions on Sunday by the verdict against six young men charged with links to the so-called ’Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) takfiri group for carrying out an attack on soldiers

Following the death sentence penalty for the ousted President Mohammad Mursi, Egypt started mass executions on Sunday by the verdict against six young men charged with links to the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) takfiri group for carrying out an attack on soldiers near Cairo last year.

The group to which the six men belong, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, claimed responsibility for carrying out bombings and shootings against police and soldiers mostly in North Sinai, killing scores of policemen and soldiers since the army toppled President Mohammad Mursi in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.

The men were also convicted on several charges, including an attack that killed two army officers in Arab Sharkas village north of Cairo.

President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi identified the Muslim Brotherhood group as a threat to national security, an allegation the group denies.

On Saturday, an Egyptian court sought the death penalty for Mursi and 106 supporters of the Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011.