A French court on Wednesday sentenced an Algerian to 10 years in jail for taking part in bombings of Paris metro stations in 1995 which left 8 dead and 200 injured.

Rachid Ramda, 36, who was extradited from Britain in December 2005 after spending a decade in custody, was found guilty of criminal association with a terrorist group.

He was accused of financing the campaign and also faced a second trial for his role in the actual bombings, with charges that carried a possible life sentence.

Ramda's lawyer said he would appeal.

Source: Xinhua