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Bahrain14 February 20161 min read

Hoax bomb: Man gets 5 years in jail

By DT News Network. T he High Criminal Court has sentenced a man involved in a hoax bomb to five years behind bars. The Bahraini is said to have placed a fake bomb in the village of Dair on July 31 last year, prompting authorities to send S.W.A.T team to the scene. The device was a gas cylinder conn

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Published 14 February 2016, 8:00 · Updated 22:14

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Hoax bomb: Man gets 5 years in jail

The High Criminal Court has sentenced a man involved in a hoax bomb to five years behind bars. The Bahraini is said to have placed a fake bomb in the village of Dair on July 31 last year, prompting authorities to send S.W.A.T team to the scene.

The device was a gas cylinder connected with a flashlight as well as a phone charger and three batteries. The defendant’s involvement came to light after his fingerprints were found on the device.

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