Sudanese asylum seeker convicted for setting fire to hotel housing 170 guests
Mohammed Abdalla, a Sudanese asylum seeker, was sentenced for igniting a blaze in a hotel that held about 170 occupants.
Why it matters
The case shows how courts are penalizing arson and online encouragement of violent acts in crowded public spaces.
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