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Four of six accused get lengthy sentences over Vienna jihadist attack

An Austrian police officer waits outside the courtroom as the verdict for six men accused of providing various degrees of help to a jihadist who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Vienna in November 2020 is expected, in Vienna, Austria, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

A Vienna court on Thursday handed lengthy sentences, including life in prison, to four of six men accused of helping a jihadist prepare a deadly shooting rampage in 2020.

The 20-year-old attacker, who was shot dead by police within minutes of opening fire, killed four people on Nov. 2, 2020, mowing down crowds as they sat on the terraces of bars and restaurants in central Vienna. More than 20 people were injured.

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