(Deutsche Welle) Vienna’s regional court on Thursday sentenced a 44-year-old Iraqi to life in prison for attempting to derail high-speed passenger trains in Germany.
The man had been living in the Austrian capital as a refugee with his wife and four children since 2013.
The Austrian news agency APA and broadcaster ORF reported that the eight-member jury was convinced the man had acted for the radical “Islamic State” (IS) group, which he denied.
His 33-year-old wife, who had been charged as being an accessory but denied involvement, was acquitted.
Via his lawyer, the main suspect claimed he wanted to put pressure on European countries to pull their troops out of Iraq. He said his actions had been a “big mistake.”
