Five Sydney terror attack plotters sentenced

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Source: bbc

Five men convicted of a terrorist conspiracy in the Australian city of Sydney have been handed jail sentences of between 23 and 28 years.

The men were found guilty last year of charges such as possessing bomb-making instructions and explosives chemicals.

Prosecutors said they were plotting violent jihadist attacks in protest at Australia's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The men cannot be named for legal reasons.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8515632.stm

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1. Interesting...

...they were all convicted in a courtroom & not a military tribunal. Also, their names weren't released, so they can't be made into heroes or martyrs or political pawns.

I bet they even had lawyers...