They receiv­ed prison terms for having tried to build a Bahrai­n Hezbol­lah: prosec­utorDUBAI: Bahrain on Tuesday jailed 138 people and revoked their citizenship for plotting to form a “terror” group with links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the public prosecutor said. They received prison terms of three years to life for having tried to build a Bahrain Hezbollah, similar to the militia active in Lebanon, said Ahmad al-Hammadi. Some members had received military training in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, he said in a statement. Another man was also jailed but his citizenship was not revoked, while 30 others were acquitted, said the statement posted on the prosecution Instagram account. A judicial source said all the defendants are members of the Shia community in the Sunni-ruled Gulf state.

Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2019 12:45 UTC