Machine Gun Used For Practice By 'Portland Seven'
June 1, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Palestinian man was sentenced Wednesday in Portland to five years in prison for possessing a machine gun. Investigators say 42-year-old Ali Khalid Steitiye used the machine gun during target practice alongside members of an Oregon terror cell called the Portland Seven.
Prosecutors say Steitiye was present at target practice at the same gravel pit in rural Washington state used by Portland Seven cell members.
But prosecutors say their investigation concluded that Steitiye was not part of their organization. He maintained throughout the case that he is not a terrorist.
He'll serve his gun possession sentence in the United States and then be deported to Lebanon.
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"Man Sentenced For Giving Gun To Suspected Terror Cell
Machine Gun Used For Practice By 'Portland Seven'"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Palestinian man was sentenced Wednesday in Portland to five years in prison for possessing a machine gun.
Investigators say 42-year-old Ali Khalid Steitiye used the machine gun during target practice alongside members of an Oregon terror cell called the Portland Seven."