Gulf | Bahrain
Bahrainis sentenced to five years in jail for terror plot
Duo found guilty of planning to "carry out acts of terror" against the interests of a foreign country in Bahrain
- By Habib Toumi, Bahrain Bureau Chief
- Published: 15:54 May 30, 2010
- Image Credit: Gulf News
Manama: Two Bahrainis have been sentenced to five years in jail for plotting to attack foreign interests in the country.
The duo were found guilty of planning to "carry out acts of terror" against the interests of a foreign country in Bahrain in 2007 and 2008.
They have also been found guilty of smuggling two weapons, a pistol and ammunition without getting a license from the interior ministry, to use in the terrorist acts.
The Bahrainis, aged 22 and 21, were arrested on April 26, 2009 when police seized machine guns, weapons, computer discs, knives, swords and other evidence from their homes in East Riffa, south of Manama.
The interior ministry said at the time that the pair was arrested after they intensified contacts with a terror cell abroad and bought weapons and ammunition from a neighbouring Arab country and then smuggled them into Bahrain.
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