Belgian Court Sentences Leader in Terror Case

A court in Belgium said Wednesday an Islamist group that sent fighters to Syria is a terrorist organization and sentenced its leader to prison. The court in Antwerp handed down a 12-year sentence for Fouad Belkacem, the head of Sharia4Belgium, after a trial that began in October. Prosecutors originally charged 46 people in connection with the case, but only a few appeared in court. The rest are believed to be in Syria, where as many as 400 Belgians have gone to join the...

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