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Filipino, American found guilty in US terrorism case

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Filipino, American found guilty in US terrorism case

An American and a Filipino national face life in prison after they were found guilty Thursday, September 25, in California of plotting to aid jihadists overseas and to kill US soldiers. A jury convicted Sohiel Omar Kabir, 36, a naturalized US citizen, and Filipino Ralph de Leon, 25, at the conclusion of a 6-week trial that comes as the United States leads air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic militants. The trial underlined the threat that homegrown extremists pose to the United States. The Philippines has offered to help in the war against ISIS.

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