Dane gets 4 years prison for social media terror

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Moroccan-born Dane was found guilty Thursday of instigating and promoting terrorism, this time on social media.

Sam Mansour, 54, was sentenced to four years in prison at a Copenhagen court for violating Denmark's terror laws.

Mansour had denied the charges, saying his postings were legal under freedom of speech laws. In Facebook postings, he wrote "terrorism is a duty" and "we are fearful," and urged jihadis to kill several Danes whom he had named.

His online activities, which also include sending emails with similar content, took place from early 2012 until his arrest on Feb. 11, prosecutors said.

The court rejected the prosecution's demand that Mansour, who has lived in the Scandinavian country since 1984, be expelled after having served his time, saying he could be "mistreated" by Moroccan authorities for his activities in Denmark.

It wasn't immediately clear whether Mansour would appeal the ruling by three judges and a six-man jury.

In 2007, Mansour, then known as Said Mansour, became the first person in Denmark convicted under a 2002 anti-terrorism law that forbids the instigation of terrorism. He was sentenced to three-and-half years in prison.