Italy convicts abducted Egypt cleric
Abu Omar has been in Egypt since resurfacing after
his 2003 abduction
An Egyptian Muslim cleric kidnapped
by CIA agents in Italy in 2003 has been sentenced in absentia to six years in
jail on terror charges in Milan.
Abu Omar, also known as Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, now lives freely in Egypt. He was abducted on a Milan street and flown to Egypt in a CIA "rendition".
He alleges he was tortured in Egypt before being released. Italy convicted 23 Americans over his kidnapping.
The Milan court convicted him of links with Islamist militants.
