DUBAI: A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced three people to life in prison for possessing weapons, which they planned to use to carry out a “terrorist” plot, the prosecution said.

Dozens of people have been put on trial and handed lengthy jail terms in Bahrain — shaken by unrest since it quelled a month-long uprising, fueled by neighboring Iran. The first defendant was arrested in the village of Sitra where police found “firearms and explosives” in his apartment, said prosecutor Ahmed Al-Hammadi. He said the man was planning to use the weapons to carry out a “terrorist” plot. The other two were jailed for their involvement in the same case.

Another report said police detained a political activist. The detention of Zainab Al-Khawaja, a daughter of a prominent activist serving a life sentence over the 2011 protests, came shortly after authorities acknowledged Monday they deported Lebanese citizens over their ties to Hezbollah.