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A French court has sentenced a German convert to Islam to 18 years over an attack on a Tunisian synagogue that killed 21 people in 2002. | A French court has sentenced a German convert to Islam to 18 years over an attack on a Tunisian synagogue that killed 21 people in 2002. |
Christian Ganczarski, who prosecutors believed had links with al-Qaeda, was arrested in France in 2003. | Christian Ganczarski, who prosecutors believed had links with al-Qaeda, was arrested in France in 2003. |
The court also sentenced Walid Nouar, the brother of the suicide bomber, to 12 years for his part in the attack on the synagogue in Djerba. | The court also sentenced Walid Nouar, the brother of the suicide bomber, to 12 years for his part in the attack on the synagogue in Djerba. |
Both men denied the charges and are expected to appeal against the verdict. | Both men denied the charges and are expected to appeal against the verdict. |
The Djerba bombing - which killed 14 German tourists, five Tunisians and two French nationals - was claimed by al-Qaeda. | |
French prosecutors believe it was organised by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the US - who is being held at the Guantanamo detention centre. | |
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Under French law the death of the two French nationals means the three men could be tried in France. | |
But the French court decided not to rule on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's alleged role in the attack until he could appear in person. | |
According to court documents, suicide bomber Nizar Nouar called Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Christian Ganczarski just before he drove a gas-laden truck into the synagogue. | |
The calls were allegedly made on a telephone brought into Tunisia by the bomber's brother, Walid Nouar. | |
The bomber's uncle, Belgacem Nouar, was jailed in 2006 for his role in the attack. |
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