A court in Bahrain handed down life sentences to six more activists over their alleged role in a 2014 bombing that hit the flashpoint village of Diraz, the second such verdict in a matter of two days.<\/p>\n
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A court in Bahrain handed down life sentences to six more activists over their alleged role in a 2014 bombing that hit the flashpoint village of Diraz, the second such verdict in a matter of two days.<\/p>\n
A judicial source said on condition of anonymity on Thursday that the six, all Shia Muslims, were convicted of inciting anti-regime protests back in November 2014 with the aim of dragging the police towards a bomb in Diraz, situated outside the capital, Manama, AFP reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two Bahraini police officers were injured as the homemade bomb exploded, the source added, according to Press TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The move sparked angry protests and sit-ins in Diraz. Bahraini regime forces launched a fierce crackdown on those gatherings, placed the Shia leader under house arrest and imposed a military siege on the village.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The latest ruling comes only a day after Bahrain\u2019s Supreme Court of Appeal sentenced 10 anti-regime protesters to life imprisonment and revoked their citizenship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 10 had been found guilty of establishing a so-called \u201cterror group\u201d in the village of Nuwaidrat, south of Manama, as well as possession of weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since early 2011, the Gulf kingdom has been the scene of a popular uprising against the ruling Al Khalifa regime.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The regime in Manama has responded to the anti-regime demonstrations with a heavy hand, jailing dozens of political dissidents and dissolving major opposition groups. Scores of people have also lost their lives in the Saudi-backed clampdown.<\/p>\n
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