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18-year term for terrorist

A Singapore man who told a Jakarta court he met Osama bin Laden many times was sentenced to 18 years in prison yesterday for killing an Indonesian teacher and plotting an attack on a bar frequented by non-Muslims.

Mohammad Hasan bin Saynudin, 36, was defiant as he was led into the South Jakarta District Court, saying he was proud of his actions and ready for whatever punishment he was handed down. "You can throw me in jail," he said. "But my son will just follow in my path."