Denpasar (Indonesia): An Indonesian court on September 10 sentenced Islamic militant Imam Samudra to death for masterminding the Bali bombings which killed 202 people last October.

We sentence the defendant...to the death penalty," said chief judge Wayan Sugawa, saying Samudra had been proven guilty of all four charges against him.

"Allahu Akbar!" (God is greatest) a defiant Samudra shouted three times in response, shaking his fist in the air.

Judge Ifa Sudewi said there were no mitigating factors. She said Samudra committed "an extraordinary crime and a crime against humanity".

Samudra again yelled "Allahu Akbar" and shouted in Arabic as paramilitary police gripped his arms and led him out of court.

Agencies