United States: al-Qaeda conspirator sentenced

A US jury sentenced an admitted al-Qaeda conspirator from Sudan to 14 more years in prison on Friday but he will serve far less if he keeps his promise to help prosecutors in cases against other Guantanamo captives.

All but 34 months of the sentence will be suspended if defendant Noor Uthman Muhammed keeps his agreement to help prosecute his former colleagues. Noor has already spent nearly nine years in US custody. The weapons trainer pleaded guilty to conspiring with al-Qaeda and providing support for terrorism.