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UAE court sentences 11 for life on "terror" charges

Xinhua, March 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

A court of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sentenced on Sunday 11 defendants for life imprisonment over terror charges with two in absentia, the UAE state news agency WAM reported.

According to the report, the 11 suspects were accused of being members of a group called "the youth lighthouse" and of planning terrorist activities in the Gulf Arab nations.

Meanwhile, 23 others received prison terms raging from 15 years to five, while the rest seven were acquitted by the court rule.

The court also accused the group of attempting to establish a Islamic State (IS)-style caliphate in the UAE, and ordered that the group's assets be confiscated.

With the resurgence of the IS group in the region, the UAE has rounded up scores of local and foreign suspects, and put some of them behind the bars over terror charges. Endit