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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-turkey17feb17,1,3564530.story
Seven Sentenced to Life in Istanbul Truck Bombings
[Los Angeles Times] Laura King - A Turkish court handed down life sentences Friday to seven men, accused of having links to al-Qaeda, in connection with truck bombings that targeted two synagogues, the British Consulate, and a London-based bank in Istanbul in November 2003 that killed nearly 60 people. Louai Sakka, a Syrian accused as the mastermind and chief financier of the bombings, who received a life sentence, proclaimed: "We are close to victory....I'll win my freedom and once again join the jihad."