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Man who attacked US Embassy in Bosnia apologizes
A man being retried for attacking the American Embassy in Sarajevo in 2011 has apologized for what he now calls his "stupid act". Mevlid Jasarevic seriously injured a police officer when he fired at the embassy for more than 40 minutes using an automatic rifle. On November 13, he told the court that he had been manipulated and then abandoned by his Islamist mentors. Jasarevic was found guilty of terrorism and sentenced to 18 years in prison by Bosnia's state court in December 2012. The verdict was revoked on appeal in July and a new trial ordered after judges said the original trial was flawed. Defense attorneys had argued they did not have access to witness testimony and evidence. The court will give its verdict next week. Posted by: ryuge 2013-11-16 |
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