[Iran Press TV] An Indian court has sentenced five men to death and enjuggedDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
seven for life for planning serial kabooms that killed nearly 200 people in the port city of Mumbai in 2006.
Defense lawyer, Abdul Wahab Khan, told news hounds outside the specially convened court in Mumbai on Wednesday that the 12 men were convicted of murder, conspiracy and waging war against the country.
Khan also noted that all convicts have decided to appeal against the verdict at the Bombay High Court, adding, "We still believe they have been framed and the court has relied on confessions and not on mitigating evidence."
Some defendants said they were tortured by Indian police seeking to extract confessions.
Reacting to the verdict, Mahendra Pitale, who lost his left hand during one of the kabooms, said the verdict would bring some relief to the families who lost their loved ones.
"Many families lost their breadwinners that day and this judgement brings some amount of relief," Pitale added.
On July 11, 2006, seven bombs went
kaboom!within 15 minutes on packed commuter trains during the evening rush hour in Mumbai. The bombs were packed into seven pressure cookers and put in bags.
The serial bombings claimed the lives of at least 189 people and injured more than 800.