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New York man gets 16 years for trying to support terrorists

AP Published August 14, 2015
Authorities say he had spoken of his desire to die as a martyr.—AP/File
Authorities say he had spoken of his desire to die as a martyr.—AP/File

NEW YORK: A New York man will serve 16 years in prison after admitting to attempting to support terrorists in Pakistan.

Agron Hasbajrami was sentenced Thursday at US District Court in Brooklyn.

Prosecutors say the 31-year-old man tried to travel to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan in 2011 to join a radical jihadist insurgent group.

He is also accused of sending more than $1,000 to support terrorist activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Hasbajrami was arrested in September 2011 at John F. Kennedy International Airport with a one-way ticket to Turkey.

Authorities say he had spoken of his desire to die as a martyr.

Hasbajrami will be deported back to Albania, where he is a citizen, after his federal prison sentence. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Farouk
Aug 14, 2015 07:17am
Attempting to support terrorist? 16 years in prison very good law, why don't we in Pakistan do the same and believe me we won't have any terrorist or even politicians who support terrorist will end up in prison but for politicians 20 years.
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Bachabassi,karachi
Aug 14, 2015 07:26am
Another Pakistani to give us a Bad name.
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Syed Ali
Aug 14, 2015 07:30am
Excellent job by US law enforcement agencies, congratulation.
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HAMZA KHAN
Aug 14, 2015 07:37am
Pakistan should request US to hand him over for investigation or at least give Pakistani officials access to him.
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M. Emad
Aug 14, 2015 07:48am
. . . ''the 31-year-old man tried to travel to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan in 2011 to join a radical jihadist insurgent group . . . sending more than $1,000 to support terrorist activities in Pakistan ''. . .
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Muhammad
Aug 14, 2015 07:49am
$1,000 is nothing !!! .. Now its very easy to implicate any muslim in any issue..
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Cyrus
Aug 14, 2015 07:55am
Most people are in prison because they did something stupid. He will be out in eight years. That is still a long time to think about the path he chose. Terrorism is not a do over.
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Saeed
Aug 14, 2015 08:59am
Good! Should have received 32 years in prison
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Sandeep Singh
Aug 14, 2015 10:03am
Mind it that he was just a supporter. What if same punishment would be given to him in India. You can see hue and cry from so-called seculars and liberals. irony is they see get every clue of secularism from America only.
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Naaz
Aug 14, 2015 12:58pm
@Bachabassi,karachi atleast he did not make it back
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