LAHORE, Nov 6: An anti-terrorism court on Monday convicted Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) activist Jan Maqbool of carrying out two blasts in the city last year and sentenced him to death on 11 counts.

The blasts had claimed nine lives. The court awarded life imprisonment, on 11 counts, to another BLA activist on charges of aiding the main convict. Yet another accused in the case was awarded life imprisonment for storing explosives and aiding them.

Two bombs planted in bicycles went off last year in Ichhra and outside Minar-e-Pakistan, killing nine persons and injuring 30 others besides creating law and order situation.

The court issued proclamation of three absconders.