Authorities in Austria have sentenced a teenager to two years in jail for downloading plans to build a bomb at the urging of ISIS.
Reuters reports that the 14-year-old Turkish native planned to support the extremist group by constructing a bomb, then detonating it at a train station in Vienna. According to the AFP, he was arrested in October for allegedly making "concrete enquiries about buying ingredients," and again in January for violating the conditions of his release:
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Authorities in Austria have sentenced a teenager to two years in jail for downloading plans to build a bomb at the urging of ISIS.
Reuters reports that the 14-year-old Turkish native planned to support the extremist group by constructing a bomb, then detonating it at a train station in Vienna. According to the AFP, he was arrested in October for allegedly making "concrete enquiries about buying ingredients," and again in January for violating the conditions of his release:
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Police found violent images and IS propaganda on the teen's computer, mobile phone and games console. The public prosecutor told the court that the defendant expressed no feelings of guilt.
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According to Reuters, he was convicted to today, but 16 months of his sentence were suspended. He'll serve the remaining eight months at a juvenile detention center.
Reuters adds that he faced up to five years behind bars.
[via Reuters and AFP]