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| Uncle of Tunisian suicide bomber jailed for 20 years |
| 2006-06-08 |
 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 |
| #2 ..Well, that's kinda the problem - if they're crazy enough to push the button, they're crazy enough to believe they're doing they're relatives a favor by propping them up in front of a firing squad. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-06-08 12:10 |
| #1 The Tunisians may be on to something. If the death-cult boomers knew their families would be taken out and shot as a result of their actions, maybe they wouldn't be so quick to push the button. Then again..... |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-06-08 10:25 |