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AWOL Soldier Sentenced to Life for Bomb Plot

An AWOL soldier from Fort Campbell, Kentucky who was convicted of planning to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Texas.PFC Naser Abdo received the punishment today (Friday) in Waco.Abdo told authorities he planned to make bombs as part of a "massive attack" against Fort Hood soldiers last year. He was convicted in May on six federal charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.The 22-year-old represented himself at the sentencing.Abdo was AWOL from Fort Campbell, when he was arrested with bomb-making materials last summer at a Fort Hood-area motel.