Indonesia Jails Mastermind of Burmese Embassy Plot

An Indonesian court has given a sentence of seven and a half years in jail to the man convicted of masterminding a plot to bomb Burma's embassy in Jakarta. Sigit Indrajit, 23, confessed to planning the attack, which he says was to be revenge for Burma's harsh treatment of minority Rohingya Muslims. Judge Haryono announced the sentence Tuesday at the South Jakarta District Court. "The defendant Sigit Indrajit, also known as Abu Yahya and Dimas Nugroho, has been found...

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