Dozens of terrorists were given prison sentences of up to 21 years by an Ethiopia court on Friday for trying to establish an Islamic state and membership of al-Shabaab, the east African offshoot of al-Qaeda.
The 28 defendants received terror training in 2003 and joined al-Shabaab three years later, the Federal High Court heard.
They fought across Somalia, including attacks on the African Union Mission in Somalia, and plotted a 2011 terror attack in Ethiopia.
The group’s leader Aman Assefa also led al-Shabaab’s Ethiopian branch, the court was told.
The convicts were given prison sentences ranging from four years, 10 months to 21 years.