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Palestinian Sentenced for Links with Al Qaeda


(Ha'aretz) - In the first trial of a Palestinian with alleged links to al Qaeda, Nabil Okal, a Gazan trained in Afghanistan camps run by Osama bin Laden, was convicted of participating in military training overseas and conspiracy to commit terrorist attacks, and sentenced to 27 years in prison Monday. Okal "was trained by al Qaeda and dispatched to set up sleeper cells in the territories," a senior Israeli military officer said.
2003-02-04 00:00:00
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