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4 terrorists sentenced over deadly attack at Kunming railway station
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THREE men were sentenced to death and a woman to life in prison for their involvement in a terrorist attack in which 31 civilians were killed at a railway station in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, earlier this year.
Iskandar Ehet, Turgun Tohtunyaz and Hasayn Muhammad were sentenced at the Kunming Municipal Intermediate People’s Court for leading a terrorist organization and intentional homicide.
Patigul Tohti was sentenced to life for her part in the attack and intentional homicide.
The court said her criminal acts were extremely severe, but since she was pregnant when she was detained, the death penalty could not be applied.
The court ruled that Iskandar Ehet and Hasayn Muhammad were guilty of recruiting other people to join a terrorist group, while Turgun Tohtunyaz financed terrorist activities.
All three were guilty of organizing and plotting violent and terrorist attacks in crowded places, the court said.
Investigators found that the terrorist organization’s members, eight of whom plotted and carried out the Kunming attack, had clear roles and responsibilities. Since December 2013, they had been preparing to conduct terrorist activities.
Iskandar Ehet was found to have instilled religious extremism in members and taught them killing methods through audio and video material demonstrating training methods and how to make explosive devices.
Turgun Tohtunyaz helped fund their terrorist activities several times while Hasayn Muhammad recruited several other members.
In late February, the group plotted in Gejiu, another city in Yunnan, to launch a knife attack in the crowded train station in Kunming. They bought a dozen machetes and daggers and made jihad banners bearing extremist content.
However, two days before the attack, three members of the group, including Iskandar Ehet, were arrested.
On March 1, the remaining five set off from Gejiu to carry out the attack as planned.
Four were shot dead by the police while Patigul Tohti was captured after she was wounded. In addition to the 31 civilian deaths, 141 were injured.
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