A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November.
The sentences were read out in court with the judge handing out prison terms ranging from 50 and 120 years on those convicted.
They were among 27 men court-martialed for participating in the attempted coup on November 26 that saw gunmen attack military barracks, two prisons and other locations, freeing about 2,200 inmates and killing more than 20 people.
The sentencing follows the jailing in July of 11 civilians, and police and prison officers for their role in the insurrection.
