Coimbatore, Oct 20 : Survivors of the building collapse in Coimbatore are deeply traumatized after the incident.

Coimbatore, Oct 15 : A court here today pronounced sentences for nine more persons, who were convicted for their involvement in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts.

Coimbatore, Sept. 28 : The Special Sessions Court will begin delivering the sentences in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case from today.

Of the 166 accused, the court had convicted 158 on various charges, including the founder of the Al-Umma, Syed Ahmed Basha and its General Secretary, Mohammed Ansari. Of this, the court had found 70 of the accused guilty on various grounds, including conspiracy.

The court had acquitted Abdul Nasser Madani, the leader of the Kerala-based People's Democratic Party. The court had also given bail to seven others.