NATIONAL BRIEFING / OHIO
An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 years in prison over allegations that he had joined Al Qaeda and helped plot terrorist bombings in the U.S. and overseas.
American-born Christopher Paul, who has never publicly discussed the case, declined the judge’s invitation to make a statement.
U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost, in a courtroom in Columbus, said he was at a loss to explain how Paul, 44, got himself caught up with the terrorist network.
Paul, a convert to Islam, pleaded guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction in terrorist attacks.
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