Islamist jailed for inciting attack on US Embassy

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EPA, fileProtesters flee after security forces fired tear gas towards them outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sept. 14.By NBC News staff and wire reportsUpdated at 8:19 a.m. ET: TUNIS, Tunisia - A leader of radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia was sentenced to one year in prison on Wednesday for inciting an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tunis last month in which four people were killed.

The conviction of Abu Ayub was the first in connection with the attack - launched to protest against an anti-Islamic film made in California. The United States has been urging authorities to jail those responsible.

"The judge decided to jail him on charges of inciting violence ... This decision is unfair ... we will go to appeal," said Rafik Ghak, a lawyer for Abu Ayub.

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[Tina lawrence]

Good for him.
Well deserved