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Convicted of terror charges in France

PARIS: Seven men were convicted on terror charges on Wednesday in Paris for helping funnel fighters to Iraq — a case that exposed how the war has sucked in radical youths from Europe.

The judge handed down sentences of up to seven years in prison. The suspects included five Frenchmen, a Moroccan and an Algerian. Most acknowledged going to Iraq invasion in 2003 or planning to go, but all denied accusations that they were involved in a cell recruiting French fighters for Iraq’s militancy.

The men went on trial in March after years of investigation by French authorities. —AP

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