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Illinois man found guilty of bombing Minnesota mosque

Illinois man convicted of five federal counts for planning and helping execute 2017 attack in Bloomington. 

In the end, it took jurors only half a day to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of bombing a Minnesota mosque: Guilty on all five charges.

Muslim faith leaders praised the swift and decisive conviction Wednesday of Michael Hari, a 49-year-old from rural Illinois who prosecutors say meticulously planned and helped execute the bombing of Dar Al-Farooq mosque in Bloomington on Aug. 5, 2017, motivated by hate for Islam and immigrants.

Hari faces a mandatory minimum of 35 years in federal prison. Judge Donovan Frank did not immediately schedule a sentencing date. Continue reading.

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