US: Man sentenced for crashing car into crowd to avenge Muslim deaths
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A former student was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison for plowing his sport utility vehicle into a crowd at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a self-professed bid to avenge Muslim deaths overseas.
Mohammed Taheri-Azar was sentenced Tuesday.
The 25-year-old pleaded guilty earlier this month to nine counts of attempted murder for the March 2006 attack at a popular outdoor gathering spot on campus.
One person hurt in the attack had a head injury, but no one stayed overnight in the hospital.