(MENAFN)Three men were sentenced a life imprisonment by a Turkish court on Wednesday for their part in the 2016 suicide bombing which took the lives of 12 German tourists in Istanbul, which was blamed on ISIS.
They men were given 16-year jail sentences for the murder of each victim, and nine years for possession of explosives.
Authorities said the bomber was a 28-year-old Syrian who entered Turkey days before the attack, posing as a refugee but in fact he was a member if IS, but the terrorist group didn't confirm it.
The defendants denied accusations that they helped the bomber in preparing the attack.
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