Norwegian teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting murder in UK for Iran-linked gang
LONDON (AP) — A Norwegian teenager convicted of traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing on behalf of an international crime gang linked to Iran was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder for agreeing to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros (21,500 pounds or $28,000) last year. He was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield in northern England with two guns and ammunition two days after arriving in U...
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