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BERLIN: A German court jailed for eight years a German man of Pakistani origin on Monday for helping to fund and supply Al Qaeda in Pakistans northwest frontier region.
The 47-year-old, identified only as Aleem N., was arrested in February 2008 and charged with giving 27,000 euros (38,000 dollars) as well as materials, including night-vision equipment, to the group.
The court in Koblenz found him guilty of belonging to a foreign terrorist organisation receiving explosives training at an extremist camp and of helping recruit volunteers to go to Pakistan.
Germany, which opposed the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, has around 3,700 troops in Afghanistan under Nato command.AFP