A California man convicted of attempting to help a friend travel to the Middle East to fight on behalf of Islamic State was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said. In September, Elhuzayel was also sentenced to 30 years in prison. In arguing for the 30-year sentence plus a lifetime of supervised release, US prosecutors said Badawi was “a radicalizer, recruiter, and facilitator” for Islamic State who aspired to die a martyr fighting for ISIS. Prosecutors argued that Badawi deserved the same sentence as Elhuzayel. Both of the gunmen were killed by a police officer during the attack.

Source: New Strait Times October 20, 2016 00:22 UTC