Jordan's State Security Court on Wednesday (February 22nd) sentenced eight men to 15 years in prison each in three separate terror-related cases, the Jordan Times reported.
The court issued its ruling in three terrorism cases and handed all eight defendants, who are affiliated with or supporters of the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL), the maximum punishment on charges of plotting to carry out subversive acts, a senior judicial source said.
One man was convicted of plotting to attack Marka Military Airport in Amman with an explosive belt, the judicial source said.
"The defendant bought chemical substances, manufactured the belt and monitored the airport, but was arrested by security agencies before actually committing the act," the source added.
In another case, three defendants were sentenced for plotting to carry out attacks against foreign planes landing at Marka airport, foreign embassies and Jordan Valley electricity lines, the Jordanian news agency, Petra, reported.
They were arrested before executing their plans.
A third case involved four men who were in contact with ISIL and were "instructed to attack Jordanian soldiers while returning home, film the operation in order to broadcast it and give ISIL the credit", the source said.
"The defendants received money from ISIL to buy weapons and decided to target a military bus in Zarqa, but were arrested ahead of the execution day," the judicial source said.
