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Bangladesh jails nine militants for life
A Bangladesh court sentenced nine militants to life in prison on Wednesday for blasts carried out as part of nationwide bomb attacks that shook the country in 2005, police said.Six of the nine militants of the banned group, Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were present in the courtroom in southern Barguna district when the judge announced the verdict, court inspector Mohammad Yunus said. Three others were tried in absentia, he added. All nine JMB members were found guilty of carrying out a series of bomb blasts in the district town on August 17, 2005, he said. Authorities say the JMB was behind 400 nearly simultaneous blasts in all but one of the nations 64 districts on the day, which prompted a nationwide crackdown by the then government. At least 28 people were killed and hundreds injured in the attacks and an ensuing crackdown saw 1,000 JMB members arrested and prosecuted. Posted by: Fred 2008-03-13 |
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