French court convicts Algerian of Paris bombings

A French court has sentenced Rachid Ramda to life in prison for his role in financing the 1995 bomb attacks on the Paris metro that killed eight people and wounded 200 others. Ramda was sentenced without the possibility of parole for 22 years; he has denied the charges and any involvement in the attacks.

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Algerian Convicted in Paris Attacks

An Algerian man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping fund and organize a string of terrorist attacks in 1995 that killed eight people in Paris. The now-defunct Armed Islamic Group claimed responsibility for some of the attacks, saying it was punishing France for supporting the military-backed government of Algeria against

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