Man who put bomb on bus was 'not thinking clearly'

It was not the intention of the man, identified only as Paweł R., to kill many people, his defence counsellor, Paweł Wójcik, said during a hearing on Thursday.

The defence counsel asked for a "mild" sentence for his client, adding that Paweł R.'s actions were not premeditated.

But a prosecutor said the defence's arguments were "grossly contrary to normal logic".

Paweł R. allegedly planted a home-made explosive device on a bus on 19 May last year, which detonated after the driver took it off the bus, injuring a woman at a bus stop.

He faces up to 25 years imprisonment. A verdict is expected on 8 November. (vb)

Source: IAR