Ethiopian court jails 8 Somalis over failed attack in 2013
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An Ethiopian court has sentenced eight Somali nationals to jail terms ranging from two to nine years after they were convicted for planning a failed attack in the capital Addis Ababa.
The convicts, who were accused of belonging to the Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, were found guilty of plotting a suicide attack at the Addis Ababa Stadium during Ethiopia's World Cup qualifying match against Nigeria in October 2013. The attack did not succeed.
Prosecutors said a number of explosive devices, weapons, hand grenades and football jerseys were recovered from the house rented by the Somali nationals.
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Two Somalis died while trying to make final preparations to construct the bombs for this bombing, the government said at the time.