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Canadian teen sentenced to 2 years in terrorism case

Published 2016-04-06, 01:19 p/m
Canadian teen sentenced to 2 years in terrorism case

MONTREAL, April 6 (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy, the
youngest to stand trial for terrorism offenses in Canada, was
sentenced to two years in custody on Wednesday after being found
guilty of trying to join a jihadist group in Syria, the
prosecutor said.
The teen, who cannot be identified because he is a minor,
was found guilty by a youth court in December of committing an
offense for the benefit or at the direction of a terrorist group
and attempting to leave Canada to participate in terrorist
activities.
The boy admitted to robbing a convenience store in 2014 when
he was 15, but had pleaded not guilty to trying to use the
stolen money to travel to Syria.
The boy's father, who immigrated from Algeria with his
family in 2003, reported his own son to police in October 2014
after discovering a bag hidden behind their home containing a
mask, knife and cash.
In addition to the sentence of two years in custody and
supervision, the teenager was given 12 months of probation. The
sentence is to be served consecutively with the sentence he is
already serving for related criminal offences, the Public
Prosecution Service of Canada said in a statement.

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