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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - A Tunisian once held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay was convicted of terrorism charges Wednesday, judicial officials said.
Lotfi Lagha was sentenced by the Tunis criminal court to three years in prison — half the maximum penalty — on charges of associating with a criminal group with the aim of harming or causing damage in Tunisia. Officials did not name the group or specify what violence it planned.
Defense lawyer Samir Ben Amor said he would appeal the guilty verdict.
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