Bombers' appeal fails

Two men who bombed a South Auckland temple and defaced it with racist messages have failed in a bid to get their sentence reduced.

Wiremu Bryan and Michael Rudduck threw a homemade bomb at the Narksar Thath Isher Dabar Sikh Temple in Manurewa in April last year and again in June.

The pair were sentenced to two years and nine months in jail but appealed to the High Court, saying their sentences were excessive. Justice Paul Heath rejected the appeal.