Elwy Ali Okaz, husband of late Marwa El-Sherbini arrives at the district court in Dresden, eastern Germany on November 4, 2009. Alex W. is accused of killing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court in a frenzied anti-Islamic attack, a case that inflamed tempers throughout the Muslim world. Prosecutors say the defendant, then 28, stabbed Marwa al-Sherbini at least 16 times in three minutes on July 1, in the same courthouse where his trial is being held. Some 200 police officers were guarding the proceedings Monday in the eastern city of Dresden, as German media reported Internet death threats against the defendant, who appeared in court behind bulletproof glass. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Elwy Ali Okaz, husband of late Marwa El-Sherbini arrives at the district court in Dresden, eastern Germany on November 4, 2009. Alex W. is accused of killing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court in a frenzied anti-Islamic attack, a case that inflamed tempers throughout the Muslim world. Prosecutors say the defendant, then 28, stabbed Marwa al-Sherbini at least 16 times in three minutes on July 1, in the same courthouse where his trial is being held. Some 200 police officers were guarding the proceedings Monday in the eastern city of Dresden, as German media reported Internet death threats against the defendant, who appeared in court behind bulletproof glass.

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