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German teen convicted of Islamic State membership
BERLIN – A 19-year-old German man has been convicted of belonging to the Islamic State extremist group and sentenced as a youth to 3 years and 3 months in prison.
The Duesseldorf state court on Wednesday convicted Hossam A. of membership in a terrorist organization. His last name was not released in accordance with German privacy regulations.
The court says Hossam A. served as a guard and in an IS combat unit in Syria from August 2014 to March 2015, when he was 17 years old.
According to the court, he made a wide-ranging confession during his 11-day trial.
The verdict can be appealed.
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