Former Cypriot Defence Minister Costas Papacostas (L) walks past Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou as he arrives to testify at a parliamentary inquiry regarding a massive munitions blast, in Nicosia July 18, 2011. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A former Cypriot defence minister was given a five-year jail term on Friday over a munitions blast two years ago which killed 13 people and crippled the island's electricity grid.
Costas Papacostas, who served in the island's former communist government, was found guilty of manslaughter and causing death through negligence. The 74-year-old has been in hospital with a heart condition since he was found guilty on July 9 and was not present in court.
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