US man pleads guilty to supporting Hamas

ATLANTA, Oct 13 (Reuters) A US citizen has pleaded guilty in a federal court to providing material support to Hamas, the US Justice Department said on Friday.

Mohamed Shorbagi, 42, of Rome, Georgia, was charged in August with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organiSation, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

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