Jury convicts Australian baggage handler of terrorism offense
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A former Australian airline baggage handler was convicted of a terrorism offense Wednesday for publishing a book on the Internet about how to carry out holy war against non-Muslims.
A New South Wales state Supreme Court jury convicted Sydney resident Belal Sadallah Khazaal on a charge of producing a book knowing it was connected with assisting in a terrorist act.
The 38-year-old former Qantas Airways employee had pleaded not guilty to the charge, which carries a potential maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
The jury will continue deliberations Thursday on a second charge of attempting to urge others to commit a terrorist act. It was not immediately clear what sentence that offense carries.
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