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Norway sentences IS recruiter to 9 years in prison

4 April 2017, 4:52 pm Edit

A Norwegian court sentences an Islamist to nine years in prison for recruiting a jihadist candidate who wanted to join the Islamic State (IS) group.

An Oslo court also finds Ubaydullah Hussain, a 31-year-old Norwegian citizen, guilty of pledging allegiance to IS, financially supporting the group, providing its supporters with equipment and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

The trial was Norway’s first over recruitment of potential jihadists to fight for IS, listed as a terror organization by the United Nations.

— AFP

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