Tunisia court sentences 18 over killing of Hamas-linked engineer

Tunisia court sentences 18 over killing of Hamas-linked engineer

A Tunisian court has sentenced in absentia the suspects in the killing of an engineer who Hamas said worked for the Palestinian militant group, handing down jail terms ranging from 10 years to life, a lawyer for the victim's family told AFP on Wednesday. Mohamed Zouari died aged 49 in a hail of gunfire while driving in the coastal city of Sfax in 2016. Hamas had said he was a prominent member specialising in drone development, and swiftly accuse…