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Saudi man ordered to leave U.S. over Texas army base incident
Source: Reuters
Saudi man ordered to leave U.S. over Texas army base incident
BY JIM FORSYTH
SAN ANTONIO Thu Jan 8, 2015 5:47pm EST
(Reuters) - A Saudi national who prompted a four-hour lockdown at a U.S. Army post in Texas in November when he claimed to have a bomb in his car pleaded guilty to two federal charges on Thursday and agreed to leave the country in a deal to avoid more prison time.
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery agreed not to sentence Mutasim Abdul-Aziz Alati, 24, to prison on condition he leave immediately and not return for the rest of his life.
This was part of a plea bargain that gave him credit for time served. Alati has been in custody since the Nov. 23 incident.
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Prosecutors say Alati showed up at the main entrance to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio and told military police he had a bomb in his vehicle. This prompted a high-speed chase through the post, located in San Antonio.
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BY JIM FORSYTH
SAN ANTONIO Thu Jan 8, 2015 5:47pm EST
(Reuters) - A Saudi national who prompted a four-hour lockdown at a U.S. Army post in Texas in November when he claimed to have a bomb in his car pleaded guilty to two federal charges on Thursday and agreed to leave the country in a deal to avoid more prison time.
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery agreed not to sentence Mutasim Abdul-Aziz Alati, 24, to prison on condition he leave immediately and not return for the rest of his life.
This was part of a plea bargain that gave him credit for time served. Alati has been in custody since the Nov. 23 incident.
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Prosecutors say Alati showed up at the main entrance to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio and told military police he had a bomb in his vehicle. This prompted a high-speed chase through the post, located in San Antonio.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-usa-texas-saudi-idUSKBN0KH29W20150108
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