Egypt's top court has ordered a retrial of three al-Jazeera journalists jailed for spreading false news.
The decision was made after the hearing in Cairo of an appeal by the three, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, against their conviction.
Prosecutors acknowledged major problems with the verdict, defence lawyers said. A new trial will occur within a month but the trio must stay in custody.
The journalists deny collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
They say they were simply reporting the news.
They were accused of aiding the banned organisation after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013.
The three journalists have now spent a year in jail since they were first arrested in December 2013.
Judges have ruled that they should remain in custody until the new trial.
Thursday's court session began at 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT) and lasted just 30 minutes.
Journalists were not allowed into the court to cover proceedings, and none of the defendants were present.
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