A Jordanian court sentenced to death six Islamic militants for plotting attacks against Israeli and U.S. tourists. The six, four of whom are at large, were among 28 militants standing trial on charges that included supporting terrorist Osama bin Laden and plotting bombings during millennium celebrations in Jordan last December.
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