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Moscow Court Jails Afghan Over Gay Killings

A Moscow court Monday handed a lengthy prison term to an Afghan national who killed and robbed two gay men whom he met over the Internet.

The Moscow City Court sentenced Umar Turyalai to 22 years in a maximum-security prison for the murder and robbery of the men in November, court spokeswoman Anna Usachyova told RIA-Novosti.

Turyalai met the men after they responded to an Internet ad he had published, which offered paid sexual services to men, Usachyova said.

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