BERLIN—A German court on Friday convicted a military officer who posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker of plotting to attack prominent politicians, sentencing him to 5.5 years in prison.
The Frankfurt state court convicted the defendant of preparing a serious crime meant to endanger the state, violations of weapons laws, and fraud, German news agency dpa reported. It also found that he has extremist views. He has been identified only as 1st Lt. Franco A. in line with German privacy rules.
