Amman - Jordan's State Security Court yesterday sentenced to death six Muslim militants it linked to the Saudi dissident, Mr Osama bin Laden, for plotting attacks against Israeli and US targets in the kingdom.
The six, four of whom are at large, were among 28 militants standing trial on charges including possession of weapons and explosives, membership of Mr bin Laden's group and plotting bombings during millennium celebrations last December.
The court also sentenced two other militants to hang but commuted their sentences to life imprisonment. It acquitted six defendants and handed down 15-year jail sentences to the rest.