A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced three members...

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced three members of an outlawed Islamic group to death after finding them guilty of killing at least six minority Shi'ite Muslims. The convicts belonged to the extremist Sunni Muslim Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group.
They were convicted in five separate terrorism cases, including the killing of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric in May 2001. They also killed a Shi'ite Muslim doctor and a businessman the same year, state prosecutor Mazhar Qayum told Reuters.
Defence lawyer M.R. Saeed said his clients were innocent. "We are going to appeal against the verdict," he said.
Police blamed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi for much of the sectarian bloodletting in the restive port city of Karachi as well as several high profile attacks targeting government officials and Western interests.