Life sentence for Islamist leader

A Lebanese military court has sentenced the Islamist militant leader Omar Bakri Mohammed, who is banned from returning to Britain, and 21 others to life in prison for carrying out "terrorist acts".

Bakri, who lives in the Lebanese town of Tripoli, was sentenced in absentia. He denied the charges and said they were "politically motivated".

"I haven't been informed about the date of the session even though my address is very well known," Bakri said, adding that he would not give himself up.