The Ethiopian supreme court has upheld death sentences on five people convicted of attacks that killed 29 people and wounded 18 others during the past 11 years, state television reported.
"The criminal bench of the Federal Supreme Court upheld death sentence on Mohamed Mahamoud Farah, Mohammed Hassan Mahmoud, Ibrahim Hussein Nalaye, Mohammed Almi Liben and Mohammed Ibrahim," the television report said.
"(They) were convicted of terrorist attacks at various times and places in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa since 1996."
A sixth person was sentenced to 25 years in jail.
The court said it did not find "extenuating circumstances" to mitigate the rulings passed by the lower court.
The court named Farah as the ring leader and co-ordinator of the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa bombings.
"The accused were involved in bomb explosions in different parts of the country including in hotels (and) passenger buses," the court said. "They were also involved in the attempt on the life of former minister of communication Abdulmejid Hussein."
Death sentences in Ethiopia are normally carried out after they are confirmed by the head of state.
