Charles Lulu, 19, a Jordanian taxicab driver, was found guilty here today as “a confessed infiltrator,” and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He was arrested here two weeks ago when he drove his taxi from the Old City of Jerusalem, which is under Jordanian jurisdiction, into Jerusalem, going through the Mandelbaum Gate at a fast pace.
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