Congo reinstated the death penalty earlier this year, lifting a more than two-decade-old moratorium, as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country. The men convicted in the coup attempt would probably be executed by firing squad.

Three Americans implicated in a botched coup attempt against the Democratic Republic of the Congo's president were sentenced to death on Friday. The Americans and 35 others were charged with terrorism, murder, criminal association, and illegal possession of weapons, NBC News reported.

Three Americans are facing death sentences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they are charged with trying to help overthrow that country's president.