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Four convicted over German plot Four convicted over German plot
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Four Islamist militants have been convicted by a German court of plotting to attack US targets in the country. Four Islamists have been convicted by a court in Germany of plotting to attack US targets in the country.
The four, two of whom were German-born converts to Islam, were given prison sentences of between five and 12 years. The men, two of whom were German-born converts to Islam, were given prison sentences of between five and 12 years.
A court in Duesseldorf heard they had planned to kill US diplomats, soldiers and civilians by bombing targets like the US Air Force's Ramstein base.A court in Duesseldorf heard they had planned to kill US diplomats, soldiers and civilians by bombing targets like the US Air Force's Ramstein base.
They were accused of operating as a German cell of the radical al-Qaeda-linked group, Islamic Jihad Union.They were accused of operating as a German cell of the radical al-Qaeda-linked group, Islamic Jihad Union.
Two German converts to Islam, Fritz Gelowicz and Daniel Schneider, were sentenced to 12 years in jail.Two German converts to Islam, Fritz Gelowicz and Daniel Schneider, were sentenced to 12 years in jail.
Adem Yilmaz, a Turkish citizen, was given 11 years, while Atilla Selek, a German of Turkish origin, was given five years.Adem Yilmaz, a Turkish citizen, was given 11 years, while Atilla Selek, a German of Turkish origin, was given five years.
The ten-month trial has been described as one of Germany's biggest terror cases. The 10-month trial has been described as one of Germany's biggest terrorism cases.
Judge Ottmar Breidling said that the four had dreamed of "mounting a second 11 September 2001." Judge Ottmar Breidling said that the four men had dreamed of "mounting a second 11 September 2001".
"If the accused had managed to do what they planned, it would have led to a monstrous bloodbath, primarily among US army personnel and also civilians," he said. "If the accused had managed to do what they planned, it would have led to a monstrous bloodbath, primarily among US army personnel and also civilians," he added.