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British Extremist Receives Life Sentence for Planning Attack on US Military
Source: ABC News
British Extremist Receives Life Sentence for Planning Attack on US Military
By LOUISE DEWAST
May 13, 2016, 11:25 AM ET
A British Islamic extremist has been sentenced to jail for life after being charged with planning a terror attack against American military personnel based in the U.K.
Junead Khan, 25, intended to stage a car crash near Lakenheath and Mildenhall, large U.S. airbases in eastern England, and then kill American airmen using a knife and detonating a bomb.
Khan was sentenced today at London's Kingston Crown Court. He was also found guilty of preparing to go join the Islamic State in Syria along with his uncle Shazib Khan.
"His offense was so serious that a life sentence must be imposed," Justice Edis said. "They were aware of the beheadings by Jihadi John very early in their adherence to Isis and also of the burning alive of a Jordanian pilot. Edis said the two men had been radicalized by the terror group Al-Muhajiroun.
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By LOUISE DEWAST
May 13, 2016, 11:25 AM ET
A British Islamic extremist has been sentenced to jail for life after being charged with planning a terror attack against American military personnel based in the U.K.
Junead Khan, 25, intended to stage a car crash near Lakenheath and Mildenhall, large U.S. airbases in eastern England, and then kill American airmen using a knife and detonating a bomb.
Khan was sentenced today at London's Kingston Crown Court. He was also found guilty of preparing to go join the Islamic State in Syria along with his uncle Shazib Khan.
"His offense was so serious that a life sentence must be imposed," Justice Edis said. "They were aware of the beheadings by Jihadi John very early in their adherence to Isis and also of the burning alive of a Jordanian pilot. Edis said the two men had been radicalized by the terror group Al-Muhajiroun.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/british-extremist-receives-life-sentence-planning-attack-us/story?id=39092292
