CORRECTED - American gets 24 years jail in Pakistan terror case

SACRAMENTO, Sep 10 (Reuters) A federal judge sentenced an American to 24 years in prison for providing material support to terrorists by attending paramilitary training camps in Pakistan and lying about it to US officials.

A jury in Sacramento, California, convicted Hamid Hayat in April 2006 for his activities between 2003 and 2005. Federal prosecutors had sought a 35-year sentence, and his defense had argued that he should spend no more than 15 years behind bars.

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