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AWOL Fort Campbell soldier gets life sentence

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An AWOL Fort Campbell soldier convicted of plotting to blow up a restaurant has received a life sentence.

Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo was arrested last summer at a motel near Fort Hood.

Authorities say he had materials to make a bomb.

They said he planned to blow up a restaurant that was filled with soldiers from Fort Hood.

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