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Uncle of Tunisian suicide bomber jailed for 20 years
 THE uncle of a suicide bomber who killed 21 people in an al-Qaeda attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island resort of Djerba in 2002 has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, a court official said. Belgacem Nawar, 44, who protested his innocence at the trial and said he was unaware of the deadly plans of his nephew Nizar Nawar, had been facing the death penalty.Nizar drove a truck filled with gas that exploded at a synagogue killing 14 Germans, five Tunisians and two French. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-06-08 |
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