Bangladesh court jails 2 Islamist militants
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Two members of a banned Islamic group were convicted Wednesday of attacking Bangladeshi security forces and sentenced to 50 years in jail each, a prosecutor said.
The men, members of Jumatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, a radical group that aims to establish Islamic law in the country, set off bombs in 2005 as the troops raided a house in northern Bangladesh in pursuit of the group's leader. No one was wounded in their assault, but Judge Mohammad Rezaul Islam said he gave them stiff sentences because they had intended to cause casualties. (AP)
