(CNN) -- A Moroccan court on Friday sentenced to death Adil Othmani, the main suspect in a terrorist attack in Marrakech last spring, Morocco's state news agency, Maghreb Arabe Presse, reported.





Othmani was held responsible for an explosion that tore through a cafe April 28, killing 17 people and wounding 20 others.





The blast occurred at Cafe Argana in Place Jemaa el Fna, a bazaar and square popular among tourists.





Moroccan authorities said the bomber remotely triggered two explosives, which he had placed there while disguised as a Western hippie.





A Moroccan Ministry of Justice official who refused to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the case confirmed that a death sentence has been handed down to the mastermind of the bombing, the news agency reported.





Another man, Hakim Dah, was sentenced to life in prison; defendants Abdssamad Bettar, Azzedine Lachdari, Ibrahim Cherkaoui and Skiribia Wadia were each given sentences of four years in prison; Mohammed Reda, Amhinni Mohammed, Dehhaj Abdelfattah were given three years each.
( CNN ) -- A Moroccan court on Friday sentenced to death Adil Othmani , the main suspect in a terrorist attack in Marrakech last spring , Morocco 's state news agency , Maghreb Arabe Presse , reported . Othmani was held responsible for an explosion that tore through a cafe April 28 , killing 17 people and wounding 20 others . The blast occurred at Cafe Argana in Place Jemaa el Fna , a bazaar and square popular among tourists . Moroccan authorities said the bomber remotely triggered two explosives , which he had placed there while disguised as a Western hippie . A Moroccan Ministry of Justice official who refused to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the case confirmed that a death sentence has been handed down to the mastermind of the bombing , the news agency reported . Another man , Hakim Dah , was sentenced to life in prison ; defendants Abdssamad Bettar , Azzedine Lachdari , Ibrahim Cherkaoui and Skiribia Wadia were each given sentences of four years in prison ; Mohammed Reda , Amhinni Mohammed , Dehhaj Abdelfattah were given three years each .
Where did blast occur?
Where did blast occur ?
at Cafe Argana in Place Jemaa el Fna,
at Cafe Argana in Place Jemaa el Fna,