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Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

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Abdullah el-Faisal is due to be sentenced next month after his conviction in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. Authorities said that beginning in 2016, an undercover officer in New York City posed as a would-be jihadist and started communicating with the cleric, who was living in Jamaica. Federal officials have said his sermons influenced people such as Faisal Shahzad, who tried to set off a bomb in Times Square.

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Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

1 year ago·United States

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Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A Jamaican cleric accused of recruiting support for the Islamic State group has been convicted in New York. Abdullah el-Faisal’s conviction Thursday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan is for counts including soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism. El-Faisal was arrested in his native Jamaica in 2017 and extradited to New York City in 2020 after an undercover New York Police Department sting that went internation…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A Jamaican cleric accused of recruiting support for the Islamic State group was convicted Thursday of state terrorism charges after being extradited to New York City […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

A Jamaican cleric accused of recruiting support for the Islamic State group was convicted Thursday of state terrorism charges after being extradited to New York City following an undercover New York Police Department sting that went international.Abdullah el-Faisal is due to be sentenced next month after his conviction in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on counts including soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism, Manhattan Distr…

1 year ago·Miami, United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

A Jamaican cleric accused of recruiting support for the Islamic State group has been convicted in New York

1 year ago·San Diego, United States

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Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A Jamaican cleric accused of recruiting support for the Islamic State group was convicted Thursday of state terrorism charges after being extradited to New York City following an undercover New York Police Department sting that went international. Abdullah el-Faisal is due to be sentenced next month after his conviction in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on counts including soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism…

1 year ago·Albuquerque, United States

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