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Three sentenced to death in Bahrain

MANAMA, March 23 (KUNA) -- Bahrain's High Criminal Court on Thursday convicted and issued its sentences against 17 defendants who committed terror bombings in Al-Qurrayah area, according to the official news agency, BNA.
Three of the convicts were given death sentences, four received life behind bars, eight were given 15 years of imprisonment, two were handed a 10 years in behind the iron bars' sentence.
The court also ordered confiscation of all materials seized from their possession.
"The convicts had formed and joined a dangerous terror cell which manufactured explosive devices, homemade firearms and used them against policemen in acts of terrorism in the Northern Governorate and used these weapons to inflict heaviest casualties among the public security forces and material damage to cause panic and spread chaos among citizens and residents," the official Bahrain News Agency said.
They had tried to obstruct security men's performance of their duty in protecting the community and maintaining public security and civic peace.
The third suspect commanded the terror gang and received support from the first and the second suspects who happen to exist outside the Kingdom.
They detonated the terror bombings in Al-Qurraayah area injuring public security men.
A number of suspects were arrested and the third defendant revealed the location where they stored the homemade explosives, weapons and the tools they used in the terror attacks.
Homemade firearms were found in the house of the fourteenth defendant. The thirteenth defendant also revealed the explosives storage location. The tenth defendant revealed a Kalashnikov and an ammunition-holding magazine.
Material evidences, witnesses' testimonies and technical evidences, including forensic reports were attached and the Public Prosecution referred the case to the High Criminal Court which heard the case in its sessions in the presence of defence lawyers who were allowed to present their defence arguments and the defendants were given all legal sureties before the court issued its above sentences. (end) mga.rk