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MANAMA, Sept 29 (KUNA) -- Bahrain Public Prosecution sentenced on Monday nine convicts to life in prison and stripped them of their Bahraini nationality.
Bahrain Public Prosecutor Ahmad Mohammad Al-Hamadi said in a statement that the Fourth Grand Criminal Court has issued a verdict sentencing 9 convicts to life in prison and stripping them of Bahraini nationality.
"All nine convicts were implicated in the case of weapons and explosives smuggling by sea," the statement noted.
"Three of the nine convicts have also been sentenced to three years in jail on counts of assaulting public security personnel in addition to their life imprisonment," the statement said.
Al-Hamadi added that the records of the case date back to December 28, 2013 when the Public Prosecution received a complaint report from the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science (CID) informing that one of the suspects who was abroad had plotted to commit acts of terrorism namely the detonation of explosives targeting vital installations.
"The same suspect had recruited several persons, formed a terror organization that smuggled various sorts of weapons and explosives into the Kingdom and implemented assigned commitment of their acts of terror," the statement added. (end)
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