(18 Dec 2002) VOICED BY LOUISE BATES
New Delhi, India - December 18, 2002
0000 Activists of radical Hindu party Shiv Sena bursting firecrackers outside the court as the death sentence is pronounced for the three accused in parliament attack case
0004 Activists and crowds surrounding by smoke from firecrackers
0010 Shiv Sena activist chanting anti-Pakistan slogans outside court
0014 Wide of street, as some activists are removed by police
New Delhi, India - FILE - December 13, 2001
0020 Police aiming at parliament during terrorist attack
0023 Dead attacker
0026 Police aiming at parliament
0028 Attacker's body
0033 Bloodstains on floor in front of parliament
New Delhi, India - December 17, 2002
0035 Three accused being brought to the court surrounded by security
0045 Close up Mohammad Afzal, pan to Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, then camera briefly tilts to Shaukat Hussain Guru, zoom out as they are ushered into court
New Delhi, India - December 18, 2002
0053 Afshan Guru alias Navjot Sandhu, Guru's wife, being brought to the court (with her face covered)
Sheer Jagir Village, Sopore - Jammu and Kashmir State - December 18, 2002
0101 Villagers chanting slogans against the new terrorism law, saying "break the black law and free Afzal"
0107 Various female relatives of Afzal crying
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STORYLINE
Three men were sentenced to death by hanging on Wednesday for aiding an attack on India's parliament last year that almost triggered war with Pakistan.
Judge S-N Dhingra sentenced the three Indian citizens to death after finding them guilty of murder and waging war against India.
He said they were inspired by Osama bin Laden and by terrorists in neighbouring Pakistan.
The wife of one of the men was sentenced to five years in prison for failing to report the conspiracy.
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After Wednesday's sentencing, outside the court, supporters of a radical Hindu party set off firecrackers in celebration.
For them the death sentence for the three men means a victory against Islamic guerrillas who are waging a campaign to free Kashmir from Indian rule.
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The trial followed the attack last December on the Indian parliament in New Delhi.
Five suspected Islamist militants shot dead nine people before security forces killed them.
India accused Pakistan of helping orchestrate the assault, which set the countries on a war footing for 10 months.
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The three men sentenced to death on Wednesday, had not actually participated in the attack, but prosecutors said they'd helped plan the assault.
In sentencing the judge said they were "enemies of mankind" and that they "deserved no leniency."
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The wife of one of the men was sentenced to five years in prison for failing to alert police about the plot.
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The death sentences provoked street protests in the accused's hometowns in Kashmir.
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And grief-stricken relatives said they'd appealed to human rights organisations to ensure their loved ones are given a fair trial when they appeal.
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