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| Five guilty of US army base plot | Five guilty of US army base plot |
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| A jury has found five men guilty of conspiring to kill US soldiers at the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey, but cleared them of attempted murder. | A jury has found five men guilty of conspiring to kill US soldiers at the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey, but cleared them of attempted murder. |
| The five, who are all foreign-born but have spent much of their lives in the US, were arrested in May 2007. | The five, who are all foreign-born but have spent much of their lives in the US, were arrested in May 2007. |
| All five could face up to life in jail after being found guilty. | All five could face up to life in jail after being found guilty. |
| Prosecutors said the men wanted to wage an Islamist holy war on the US. Defence lawyers maintained there was never any intention to stage an attack. | Prosecutors said the men wanted to wage an Islamist holy war on the US. Defence lawyers maintained there was never any intention to stage an attack. |
| The verdicts followed an eight-week trial and six days of deliberations. | The verdicts followed an eight-week trial and six days of deliberations. |
| The men were not accused of links to any international terrorist groups, though investigators said they were inspired by Osama bin Laden. | The men were not accused of links to any international terrorist groups, though investigators said they were inspired by Osama bin Laden. |
| Prosecuting, the US government said the case showed its determination after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks in the planning stages. | Prosecuting, the US government said the case showed its determination after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks in the planning stages. |
| Those convicted include Serdar Tatar, a legal US resident from Turkey; Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, a US citizen born in Jordan; and brothers Dritan, Eljvir and Shain Duka, illegal immigrants from the former Yugoslavia. | |
| A sixth man pleaded guilty in 2007 to providing weapons to some of the other defendants, and is serving a 20-month prison term. | A sixth man pleaded guilty in 2007 to providing weapons to some of the other defendants, and is serving a 20-month prison term. |