Lone Wolf Terrorist's Life Sentence Uphold

0:00It's April 21st. This is Canada News today, your AI-powered local news. A federal appeals court in New York just upheld the life sentence for Akayed Ula, the Bangladeshi immigrant behind that failed subway bomb attempt. Under Times Square back in 2017, the panel kept its conviction for the bombing plot intact, but tossed the charge of providing material support to the Islamic State group. The judges ruled that material support requires proof, the terror group actually directed him, and since Ula acted completely alone with no real ties, or oversight from ISIS, that charge doesn't stick. One judge dissented, arguing the jury had solid evidence like Ula's own words claiming he acted for ISIS, and the majority ignored key facts from the trial. As sentencing in 2021, Ula apologized, saying he was deeply sorry and didn't support hurting innocents, but the judge called the plot, barbaric and stuck with life. The fizzled chess bomb burned Ula bad and cost one bystander, 70% of his hearing.

1:02This decision sharpens the line on lone wolf cases, especially after two teens recently got charged for a similar ISIS-inspired plot, with dead. Explosives at an anti-Islam event in Manhattan, threats like these, keep echoing in the city.