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Kenyan court sentences terror suspect to death

Xinhua, March 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Kenyan court has sentenced to death a key suspect behind a terrorist attack on a night club in the coastal city of Mombasa in May 2012, in which one person died.

Thabit Jamaldin Yahya was among those who threw four hand grenades into the Bella Vista Club, leaving a guard dead, according to ruling by the Mombasa High Court.

DNA samples from Yahya, presented by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, which assisted in the attack probe, matched with the blood found at the scene, said judge Martin Muya.

Yahya's lawyer said he would appeal the ruling.

Kenyan police say Tahya is a fighter of Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab, which has carried out several bloody attacks in Kenya.

According to sources, Al-Shabaab group has unsuccessfully attempted to free Yahya from prison break.

Police say Yahya belonged to a criminal network with tentacles in Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Kenya, and received paramilitary training in Saudi Arabia and Somalia.

He was arrested in May 2012 following the grenade attack. Endit