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TWO Bahraini terrorists have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to bomb an oil pipeline and plotting attacks on the synagogue.
The defendants, aged 31 and 28, were found guilty of attempted murder, arson, funding terrorist activities and manufacturing explosive devices.
They were each fined BD100,000 by the High Criminal Court yesterday while their 17-year-old Bahraini co-defendant was sentenced to three years in jail.
According to court documents, the cell planned attacks between 2019 and 2021, with an attempted bombing foiled on June 23 last year which led to their identification and arrest.
“Evidence proved that the 31-year-old was organising and managing a terror cell from abroad,” read the court ruling.
“His aim was to create chaos in Bahrain and disrupt public security.
“The 28-year-old was serving another jail term and upon his release, he too joined the cell and in 2021 he recruited his 17-year-old brother.
“They were collecting funds for terrorist activities and burned tyres on several occasions while also manufacturing explosive devices.
“In May 2021, the 31-year-old assigned the 28-year-old to plan an attack in retaliation for the normalisation with Israel while also planning to bomb the Jewish Synagogue in Manama.”
Court documents revealed that on June 23, the 17-year-old was instructed to place a gas cylinder along with explosive devices on the oil pipeline in Buri, but the attempt was foiled. As tyres dumped near the pipeline were set ablaze, alert residents of the area called in the Civil Defence who discovered the bomb and defused it, averting a major catastrophe.
“Forensic experts who gathered evidence from the scene found the defendants’ fingerprints on devices. They contained a trove of messages, pictures and videos which revealed the depth of their involvement in terrorist acts.
“The devices had details of transactions and guides to manufacturing bombs.
“Although they denied the charges to the Public Prosecution and in court, evidence against them was overwhelming.”
Court documents also revealed that the defendants dug up a grave in Saar Cemetery to store tools, equipment and chemicals. They also stored C4 explosives, remote controls and detonators while taping soda cans to the devices along with wires, electrical connections and mobile phones.
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