Moroccan Asylum Seeker Gets Life Sentence in Finland's First Terror Trial

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A Moroccan asylum-seeker who was the subject of Finland’s first terrorism trial was convicted Friday of two terror-related murders and eight attempted murders from a stabbing attack in the Nordic country last year. The southern Finland district court sentenced Abderrahman Bouanane, an alleged sympathizer of the Islamic State group, to life in prison after finding him guilty of the Aug. 18 attack in Turku. Prosecutors alleged that Bouanane was motivated largely by hatred following heavy military bombardments in the Syrian city of Raqqa carried out by the Western military alliance targeting the Islamic State group. Bouanane, who is in his early 20s, pleaded guilty to the murder charges, but denied committing a terrorist act as prosecutors alleged. Moroccan Asylum-Seeker Tried in Finland’s First Terror Trial https://t.co/fMcAmiIx0l — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) April 10, 2018 A life sentence in Finland averages 12 to 20 years, with most prisoners serving 14 to 16 years. Prosecutor Hannu Koistinen said Bouanane wanted to spread fear among citizens and likely wished to be shot by police and die as a martyr. He told investigators that his initial plan was to decapitate his victims. “I feel an enormous joy, but also sadness,” Hassan