Advocate General Ahmed Al Hammadi the Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution said the High Criminal Court today sentenced 10 defendants to life in jail and revoked their Bahraini citizenship.

The ninth defendant was sentenced to one month in jail and a fine of BD 100 for illegally possessing a sword, according to the Bahrain news agency.

All 10 terrorists were convicted on charges of organizing and managing a terrorist group contrary to the provisions of the law, possessing explosives and tools used in making firearms for terrorist purposes and training in the use of weapons and explosives for the purpose of committing terrorist crimes in Bahrain.