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Chicago man gets 10 years in suicide-bomber plot

By Michael Tarm
Published December 12, 2012 6:29am ET
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Chicago man gets 10 years in suicide-bomber plot
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Shaker Masri, 29, of Chicago. On Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, Masri is scheduled to sentenced at federal court in Chicago for plotting to attend a Somalia training camp to become a suicide bomber for terrorist groups al-Qaida and al-Shabab. Masri was arrested in 2010. He pleaded guilty in July to attempting to provide material support and resources to a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshals Service, File) | AP

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to a plot to attend a Somalia training camp with the dream of becoming a suicide bomber was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 10 years in prison.

Standing in orange jail clothes, his hands behind his back, 29-year-old Shaker Masri looked calm as a judge imposed the sentence for one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to a terrorist group.

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