Indonesia ? An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic militant to seven years in prison Thursday for sheltering the man who allegedly helped mastermind a string of suicide bombings.

Ahmad Rafiq Rhido also was found guilty of illegal weapons possession, said Ardiansah Dali, the presiding judge at the South Jakarta District Court.

The court dismissed allegations, however, that Rhido was involved in a plot to assassinate Americans and other foreigners in Indonesia, saying the evidence was insufficient to support such claims.

Noordin is believed to be one of the key leaders of the al-Qaida-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah, blamed for at least four terrorist attacks in the sprawling archipelago since 2002.