Turkish high court upholds life sentences for six al Qaeda members

The court in Ankara said it approved the life sentences for the six of the 74 suspects for their involvement in the attacks on Nov. 15 and Nov. 20, 2003. Those bombings killed 58 people and targeted two synagogues, the British consulate and a London-based bank.     Â

 

The six included Syrian Loai Mohammad Haj Bakr al-Saqa who was charged with masterminding the bombings.

 

The court has sentenced 33 other suspects to between three years and nine months in prison to 18 years. It acquitted 15 of them, citing lack of evidence, while ordering a retrial for the rest, requesting further investigation.