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Islamic State ‘Beatle’ gets life term for US hostage deaths

FILE - In this photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff's Office is El Shafee Elsheikh who is in custody at the Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Alexandria, Va. The British national was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 for his role in an Islamic State hostage-taking scheme. Roughly two dozen Westerners were taken captive a decade ago by a notorious group of masked captors nicknamed “The Beatles” for their British accents. El Shafee Elsheikh received his sentence Friday in an Alexandria, Va. courtroom. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP)

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ gets life term for US hostage deaths