9 handed life in Bahrain

MANAMA: Bahrain says nine people have been sentenced to life in prison after trial on charges of bomb-making. The official Bahrain News Agency says life sentences and fines were handed down to four suspects in custody and five in absentia. The charges also include attempts to target police with attacks.
Monday’s ruling brings to 104 the number of people jailed since Sept. 29 in connection with violence.
The defendants were found guilty of “joining a group with the intention of disturbing public order and using terrorism to endanger Bahrain’s security,” the charge sheet said. They were also convicted of making bombs and training others how to produce them, and “owning and using explosives for a terrorist purpose and carrying out bombings to terrorize citizens.”