| Jordan's state security court Tuesday sentenced eight people to prison terms ranging from five to 15 years for smuggling weapons from Syria. The seven Syrians and a Jordanian were convicted of smuggling and possessing illegal arms, including explosives and automatic rifles, which they intended to use in terrorist attacks. Five of the accused, who are still at large, were sentenced in absentia while the rest appeared in court. The accused clashed with police last November as they tried to smuggle the weapons on the backs of mules on the Jordanian-Syrian border. Five managed to flee and three were arrested. |