They were each sentenced to up to 14 years in prison. Patrick "Giuseppe" Conlon died in prison. Some served up to 10 years in prison before the convictions were overturned. 3/3

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The seven were convicted on 3rd March 1976 of possession of explosives on the basis of false confessions extracted after physical abuse and threats and based on the discovery of what was claimed to be the explosive substance nitro-glycerine on their hands. 2/3

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